High-level expression of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis thymidylate synthases

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-270

  Changchien, Li Ming ^a   Garibian, Araik ^a   Frasca, Verna ^a   Lobo, Angelo ^a   Maley, Gladys F ^a   Maley, Frank ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DISULFIDE BOND; DITHIOTHREITOL; ELUTION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; MERCAPTOETHANOL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033948817     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2000.1245     Document Type: Article

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