Identification and purification of translation initiation factor 2 (IF2) from Thermus thermophilus

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 66-71

  Vornlocher, Hans Peter ^a   Scheible, Wolf Rüdiger ^a   Faulhammer, Heinz G ^a   Sprinzl, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guanosine triphosphatase; Iniation factor; Protein synthesis; Thermostable proteins; Thermus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR; INITIATION FACTOR 2;

AFFINITY LABELING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031029466     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.66_1a.x     Document Type: Article

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