Cell and process design for targeting of recombinant protein into the culture medium of Escherichia coli

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 654-664

  Shokri, A ^a   Sanden A M ^a   Larsson, G ^a  

^a Stockholm Bioinformatics Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FED BATCH CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037294121     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1156-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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