Purification and characterization of the nuclear ribonuclease P of Aspergillus nidulans

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 244-251

  Han, Sang Jun ^a   Lee, Byeong Jae ^b   Kang, Hyen Sam ^a,b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Copurifying RNA; Nuclear ribonuclease P; Precursor tRNA(His) processing; Protein component of nuclear ribonuclease P

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P; TRANSFER RNA;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032518591     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510244.x     Document Type: Article

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