Purification and biochemical characterization of the ErmSF macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance factor protein expressed as a hexahistidine-tagged protein in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 149-159

  Jin, Hyung Jong ^a   Yang, Young Duk ^a  

^a Suwon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES FRADIAE; VECTORS;

EID: 0036931121     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2002.1621     Document Type: Article

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