Recombinant uracil phosphoribosyltransferase from the thermophile Bacillus caldolyticus: Expression, purification, and partial characterization

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-364

  Jensen, Helle Kock ^a   Mikkelsen, Nanna ^a   Neuhard, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CALDOLYTICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031214160     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0755     Document Type: Article

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