Characterization and application of osmotic dewatering to the crystallization of oligonucleotides

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-81

  Lee, Ching Yuan ^a   Sportiello, Michael G ^a   Cape, Stephen P ^a   Ferree, Sean ^a   Todd, Paul ^a   Kundrot, Craig E ^b   Lietzke, Susan ^b   Barnes, Cindy ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0031041705     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp960087l     Document Type: Article

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