Redesign of an Interhelical Loop of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B delta-endotoxin for Proteolytic Cleavage

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 150-155

  Krittanai, Chartchai ^a   Lungchukiet, Panida ^a   Ruangwetdee, Sarinthip ^a   Tuntitippawan, Tipparut ^a   Panyim, Sakol ^a   Katzenmeier, Gerd ^a   Angsuthanasombat, Chanan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Interhelical loop; Protein engineering; Proteolytic cleavage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035590636     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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