Purification of E. coli-expressed HIS-tagged hepatitis B core antigen by Ni2+-chelate affinity chromatography

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Wizemann, H ^a   Von Brunn, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Hepatitis B; Ni2+ chelate affinity

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HISTIDINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NICKEL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 0032972404     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00152-9     Document Type: Article

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