Structural Conversion from Non-native to Native form of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor by Brevibacillu

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1965-1969

  Miyauchi, Akira ^a,b   Ozawa, Makoto ^a   Mizukami, Makoto ^a   Yashiro, Kouji ^a   Ebisu, Shogo ^a   Tojo, Takashi ^a   Fujii, Takaaki ^b   Takagi, Hiroaki ^a  

^a Bio Research Group   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus brevis; Brevibacillus choshinensis; Disulfide exchange; Protein secretion; Recombinant human epidermal growth factor

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLUTATHIONE; PROTEIN DISULFIDE REDUCTASE (GLUTATHIONE); RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; PH; PROTEIN PROCESSING; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACILLUS; CYSTEINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PROTEIN DISULFIDE REDUCTASE (GLUTATHIONE); PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033217254     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.1965     Document Type: Article

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