Purification of the three-subunit, recombinant Bacillus pasteurii urease expressed in Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-29

  Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Kim, Sang Dal ^b   Lee, Mann Hyung ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus pasteurii; Urease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344667375     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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