Expression, purification, and characterization of metallothionein-A from rainbow trout

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 338-345

  Vergani, Laura ^a   Grattarola, Myriam ^a   Dondero, Francesco ^b   Viarengo, Aldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CADMIUM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037297681     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(02)00631-9     Document Type: Article

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