Expression and purification of a recombinant avidin with a lowered isoelectric point in Pichia pastoris

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Zocchi, Andrea ^a   Jobé, Anna Marya ^b   Neuhaus, Jean Marc ^a   Ward, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biotin avidin technology; High cell density fermentation; High level expression; Low isoelectric point avidin; Pichia pastoris

Indexed keywords

PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0348196666     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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