Stabilization of apoglobin by low temperature increases yield of soluble recombinant hemoglobin in Escherichia coli

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4313-4320

  Weickert, Michael J ^a   Pagratis, Maria ^a   Curry, Shawn R ^a   Blackmore, Richard ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030686417     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4313-4320.1997     Document Type: Article

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