Expression of human α-lactalbumin in transgenic tobacco

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 440-444

  Takase, Kenji ^a   Hagiwara, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Folding; Nutrition; Signal peptide; Transgenic tobacco; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; LACTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA INTEGRATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031891218     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021956     Document Type: Article

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