Expression and crystallization of a Cry3Aa-Cry1Ac chimerical protein of Bacillus thuringiensis

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 455-463

  Carmona, Artiom A ^a   Ibarra, Jorge E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; C terminal; Chimerical protein; Cry1AC; Cry3Aa; Crystallization

Indexed keywords

C TERMINAL; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEPTINOTARSA; LEPTINOTARSA TEXANA;

EID: 0032849597     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008971800734     Document Type: Article

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