Overexpression and simple purification of a truncated, immunologically reactive GST-HCV core (1-123) fusion protein

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 13-21

  Seong, Young Rim ^a   Lee, Eun Kyung ^a   Choi, Seeyoung ^a   Chon, Seung Ki ^a   Im, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Core protein; Hepatitis C virus; Purification

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; VIRUS CORE; VIRUS EXPRESSION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PURIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0343026501     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01995-2     Document Type: Article

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