Overproduction of soluble, extracellular cytotoxin α-sarcin in Escherichia coli

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-106

  Parente, Dino ^a   Raucci, Giuseppe ^a   D'Alatri, Laura ^a   D'Estais, Guy ^b   Novelli, Sabrina ^b   Pacilli, Aurelio ^a   Saccinto, Maria Pia ^a   Mele, Antonio ^a   De Santis, Rita ^a  

^a Menarini Ricerche SpA   (Italy)

^b Ecosystems srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus giganteus; E. coli expression; Recombinant protein; Ribosome inactivating protein; Secretion; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOTOXIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031711221     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760812     Document Type: Article

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