Enhanced activity of cytidine deaminase by gene family shuffling

Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 298-304

  Hong, Shik ^a   Kim, Kyoung Dong ^a   Song, Bang Ho ^a   Jung, Kyung Hwa ^b   Ghim, Sa Youl ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Amicogen Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B. stearothermophilus; Bacillus caldolyticus; Cytidine deaminase; Family shuffling

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE DEAMINASE; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; URACIL;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS CALDOLYTICUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0141926649     PISSN: 1598642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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