Homology-independent protein engineering

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 319-324

  Lutz, Stefan ^a   Benkovic, Stephen J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN;

DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033894277     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00106-3     Document Type: Review

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