Creating a bifunctional protein by insertion of β-lactamase into the maltodextrin-binding protein

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1276-1279

  Betton, Jean Michel ^a   Jacob, Jansen P ^a,b   Hofnung, Maurice ^a   Broome Smith, Jenny K ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hybrid protein; Protein engineering; Rational design

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTODEXTRIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOENGINEERING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0030696198     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt1197-1276     Document Type: Article

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