The helicase activity associated with hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 3 (NS3)

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 8477-8484

  Tai, Chun Ling ^a   Chi, Wei Kuang ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a   Hwang, Lih Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RNA HELICASE; VIRUS ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029970903     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.12.8477-8484.1996     Document Type: Article

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