Refolding and characterization of rat liver methionine adenosyltransferase from Escherichia coli inclusion bodies

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-226

  López Vara, M Carmen ^a   Gasset, María ^b   Pajares, María A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS ALBERTO SOLS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LIVER; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT; REACTION MECHANISM; SOLUBILIZATION; UREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038194158     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2000.1235     Document Type: Article

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