Stabilization of protein structures

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-428

  Lee, Byungkook ^a   Vasmatzis, George ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

DISULFIDE BOND; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030855080     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(97)80063-8     Document Type: Article

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