Expression of recombinant human betaine: Homocysteine S-methyltransferase for X-ray crystallographic studies and further characterization of interaction with S-Adenosylmethionine

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Bose, Nandita ^a   Greenspan, Phillip ^a   Momany, Cory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Betaine; Betaine:homocysteine methyltransferase; Crystallization; Expression vector; Homocysteine; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VECTORS;

EID: 0036926443     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1611     Document Type: Article

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