Expression and purification of the recombinant protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-376

  Gupta, Pankaj ^a   Waheed, S M ^a   Bhatnagar, R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTHRAX; ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENE STRUCTURE; HISTIDINE; NICKEL; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VACCINE;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033179823     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1066     Document Type: Article

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