Expression, isolation, and characterization of a signal sequence- appended chimeric precursor protein

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-246

  Kaderbhai, Naheed ^a   Kaderbhai, Mustak A ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030152044     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0034     Document Type: Article

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