PCR mutagenesis and overexpression of tryptophan synthase from Salmonella typhimurium: On the roles of β2 subunit Lys-382

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 126-136

  Yang, Li Hong ^a   Ahmed, S Ashraf ^a   Miles, Edith Wilson ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030221220     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0082     Document Type: Article

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