Production of recombinant proteins by methylotrophic yeasts

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 554-560

  Hollenberg, Cornelis P ^a   Gellissen, Gerd ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Rhein Biotech GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; ENZYME; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GHILANTEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HIRUDIN DERIVATIVE; HORMONE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VACCINE;

CANDIDA BOIDINII; ENDOMYCETALES; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HANSENULA POLYMORPHA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; YEAST;

CANDIDA BOIDINII; PICHIA ANGUSTA; PICHIA PASTORIS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0030725815     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(97)80028-6     Document Type: Article

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