Cloning, overexpression and purification of Bacillus subtilis elongation factor Tu in Escherichia coli

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-107

  Kim, Sung Il ^a   Kim, Hee Young ^b   Kwak, Joon Hyeok ^c   Kwon, Sang Ho ^c   Lee, Se Yong ^c  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B. subtilis; EF Tu Gene; Overexpression and Purification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ELONGATION FACTOR TU; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR TU; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0034728279     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-000-0102-9     Document Type: Article

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