In vitro evolution of molecular cooperation in CATCH, a cooperatively coupled amplification system

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 729-741

  Ellinger, Thomas ^a,b   Ehricht, Ralf ^a,b   McCaskill, John S ^a  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Clondiag Chip Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; In vitro; Isothermal amplification; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032403198     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90665-2     Document Type: Article

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