Facile production of native-like κ-bungarotoxin in yeast: An enhanced system for the production of a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor probe

Toxicon

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-224

  Fiordalisi, James J ^a   James, Payton L ^a   Zhang, Yueping ^a   Grant, Gregory A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CILIARY GANGLION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PICHIA;

EID: 0030026194     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-0101(95)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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