Expression and analysis of a bacterial poly(hydroxyalkanoate) synthase in insect cells using a baculovirus system

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Williams, Mark D ^a   Fieno, Angela M ^b   Grant, Raymond A ^b   Sherman, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; ANIMALIA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPOVIRUS; INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 0030110779     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0028     Document Type: Article

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