Analysis of plasmid DNA from a pharmaceutical perspective

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 130-146

  Middaugh, C Russell ^a   Evans, Robert K ^b   Montgomery, Donna L ^b   Casimiro, Danilo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNICAL AID; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031889765     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/js970367a     Document Type: Review

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