Cloning of α-amylase gene from Schwanniomyces occidentalis and expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 569-575

  Wang, Yongji ^a   Liu, Hongdi ^a   Sun, Tong ^a   Zhang, Shuzheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genomic library; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Schwannlomyces occidentalis; amylase

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542527020     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882897     Document Type: Article

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