Optimization of heterologous protein production in Escherichia coli

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 494-499

  Weickert, Michael J ^a   Doherty, Daniel H ^a   Best, Elaine A ^a   Olins, Peter O ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; PROTEIN;

DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INDUCTION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030272553     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(96)80051-6     Document Type: Article

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