Cloning, expression, and purification of fumarase from the parasitic nematode Ascaris suum

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-213

  Kulkarni, Gopal ^a   Sabnis, Nirupama A ^a   Harris, Ben G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascaris suum; Cloning; Expression; Fumarase; Purification

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0842287693     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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