Expression, purification, and characterization of the recombinant calcium-binding equine lysozyme secreted by the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger: Comparisons with the production of hen and human lysozymes

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-180

  Spencer, Andrew ^a,b   Morozov Roche, Ludmilla A ^b,d   Noppe, Wim ^c   MacKenzie, Donald A ^a   Jeenes, David J ^a   Joniau, Marcel ^c   Dobson, Christopher M ^b   Archer, David B ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Heterologous expression; Melanins; Protein folding; Protein purification; Recombinant lysozyme

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CULTURE MEDIUM; LYSOZYME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; EQUIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 0033152954     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1036     Document Type: Article

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