Overproduction of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase from Thermus thermophilus HB8 in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Lechler, Armin ^a   Keller, Barbara ^b   Hennecke, Hauke ^b   Kreutzer, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0030294522     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0110     Document Type: Article

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