Designed protein pores as components for biosensors

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 497-505

  Braha, Orit ^a   Walker, Barbara ^b   Cheley, Stephen ^a   Kasianowicz, John J ^c   Song, Langzhou ^d   Gouaux, J Eric ^d   Bayley, Hagan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensor; combinatorial assembly; Divalent metal cation; Molecular design; Single channel current

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031194564     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90321-5     Document Type: Article

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