Isolation, overexpression, and biochemical characterization of the two isoforms of glutamic acid decarboxylase from Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 430-438

  De Biase, Daniela ^a   Tramonti, Angela ^a   John, Robert A ^b   Bossa, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030470440     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0121     Document Type: Article

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