High-yield expression, purification, and characterization of active, soluble Bacteroides fragilis metallo-β-lactamase, CcrA

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-362

  Toney, Jeffrey H ^a   Wu, Joseph K ^a   Overbye, Karen M ^a   Thompson, Chris M ^a   Pompliano, David L ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031127361     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0718     Document Type: Article

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