Protein splicing and its applications

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 377-383

  Perler, Francine B ^a   Adam, Eric ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; INTEIN; PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL BINDING; CYCLIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033894562     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00113-0     Document Type: Review

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