Phytoene desaturase: Heterologous expression in an active state, purification, and biochemical properties

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-179

  Schneider, Christian ^a   Böger, Peter ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0343853011     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0730     Document Type: Article

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