Stable, high-level expression of a type I antifreeze protein in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-62

  Solomon, Robert G ^a   Appels, Rudi ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033152671     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1040     Document Type: Article

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