Measurement of HCV RdRp activity with C-terminal 21 aa truncated NS5b protein: Optimization of assay conditions

Hepatology Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 90-97

  Uchiyama, Yasutoshi ^a   Huang, Ying ^a   Kanamori, Hiroshi ^a   Uchida, Masao ^b   Doi, Takefumi ^b   Takamizawa, Akihisa ^c   Hamakubo, Takao ^a   Kodama, Tatsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka University   (Japan)

Author keywords

HCV; Non structural protein; NS5b; Polymerase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036627139     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(01)00167-X     Document Type: Article

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