Protein evolution by molecular breeding

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 284-290

  Minshull, Jeremy ^a   Stemmer, Willem P C ^a  

^a MAXYGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CHIMERA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033152865     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(99)80044-1     Document Type: Article

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