Expression, purification, and characterization of His20 mutants of rat mevalonate kinase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-82

  Chu, Xiusheng ^a   Li, Ding ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

His tag; Histidine; Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D periodic fever syndrome; Mevalonate kinase; Mevalonic aciduria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344530821     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00221-3     Document Type: Article

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