Expression, purification, and characterization of recombinant S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase from the thermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-35

  Porcelli, Marina ^a   Fusco, Stefania ^a   Inizio, Tiziana ^a   Zappia, Vincenzo ^a   Cacciapuoti, Giovanna ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; BINDING SITE; CODON; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MUTANT ENZYME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TARGETED MUTAGENESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0034142074     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1161     Document Type: Article

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