Characterization of soluble hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase expressed in Escherichia coli

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1649-1654

  Ferrari, Eric ^a   Wright Minogue, Jacquelyn ^a   Fang, Jane W S ^a   Baroudy, Bahige M ^a   Lau, Johnson Y N ^a   Hong, Zhi ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032902564     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.2.1649-1654.1999     Document Type: Article

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