Chemical synthesis of proteins

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 243-251

  Borgia, Jeffrey A ^a   Fields, Gregg B ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; COVALENT BOND; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0034213035     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(00)01445-1     Document Type: Review

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