Expression and characterization of the intact N-terminal domain of streptokinase

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 443-446

  Azuaga, Ana I ^a,b   Woodruff, Nicholas D ^a   Conejero Lara, Francisco ^b   Cox, Vivienne F ^c   Smith, Richard A G ^c   Dobson, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c AdProTech plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biophysical characterization; Fibrinolytic protein; Isolation; Streptokinase; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBRINOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARA;

EID: 0033040655     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.2.443     Document Type: Article

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