Two methods for large-scale purification of recombinant human choline acetyltransferase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-117

  Kim, Ae Ri ^a   Doherty Kirby, Amanda ^a   Lajoie, Gilles ^a   Rylett, R Jane ^a,b   Shilton, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitin binding domain; Choline acetyltransferase; Gel filtration; Hexahistidine tag; Isoelectric focusing; Kinetic analysis; Mass spectrometry; Protein purification; Specific activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TOBACCO ETCH VIRUS;

EID: 13844254069     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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