Purification of α-sarcin and an antifungal protein from mold (Aspergillus giganteus) by chitin affinity chromatography

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-58

  Liu, Ren Shui ^a   Huang, Hu ^a   Yang, Qiang ^a   Liu, Wang Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein (AFP); Aspergillus giganteus MDH 18894; Chitin affinity column chromatography; Glycochitin; N bromosuccinimide; sarcin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 0036927155     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1608     Document Type: Article

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