Purification and characterization of recombinant Plasmodium falciparum adenylosuccinate synthetase expressed in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-72

  Jayalakshmi, R ^a   Sumathy, K ^a   Balaram, Hemalatha ^a,b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036930693     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1610     Document Type: Article

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