Cloning and characterisation of a thermostable α-DNA polymerase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. TY

Gene

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Niehaus, Frank ^a   Frey, Bruno ^b   Antranikian, Garabed ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heterologous expression; Inteins; Nucleotide sequence; PCR screening

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; EXONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; THERMOCOCCUS AGGREGANS; THERMOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0031578798     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00536-2     Document Type: Article

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