Heterologous expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and purification of the 9.2-kDa c-type cytochrome subunit of p-cresol methylhydroxylase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-83

  Cronin, Ciarán N ^a,b   McIntire, William S ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; CYTOCHROME C; EDETIC ACID; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FLAVOCYTOCHROME; GENETIC STRAIN; HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCT; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARA CRESOL DEHYDROGENASE (HYDROXYLATING); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SUCROSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0034045845     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2000.1218     Document Type: Article

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