High recovery of prochymosin from inclusion bodies using controlled air oxidation

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 248-255

  Menzella, Hugo G ^a   Gramajo, Hugo C ^a   Ceccarelli, Eduardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air oxidative refolding; Chymosin; Inclusion bodies; Protein renaturation

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHYMOSIN; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCLUSION BODIES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN RENATURATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036421629     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(02)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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