Isolation and physical characterization of random insertions in staphylococcal nuclease

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 282, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 751-759

  Nguyen, Duc M ^a   Schleif, Robert F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genetic engineering; Internal duplication; Protein structure; Staphylococcal nuclease

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032475838     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2063     Document Type: Article

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