Expression, purification, and characterization of arginine kinase from the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 230-234

  Guo, Shu Yuan ^a   Guo, Zhi ^a   Guo, Qin ^a   Chen, Bao Yu ^a   Wang, Xi Cheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arginine kinase; Characterization; Expression; Gene clone; Purification; Sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLOTHUROIDEA; PROKARYOTA; STICHOPUS; STICHOPUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 0037791006     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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