Overexpression of human N-myristoyltransferase utilizing a T7 polymerase gene expression system

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-437

  Raju, Rajala V S ^a   Datla, Raju S S ^a,b   Sharma, Rajendra K ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030175053     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0064     Document Type: Article

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