Teaching molecular biology to undergraduate biology students: An illustration of protein expression and purification

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-10

  Sommer, César Adolfo ^a   Silva, Flávio Henrique ^a   Novo, Maria Teresa Marques ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Laboratory classes; Protein expression; Protein purification

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VECTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 1642535382     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2004.494032010290     Document Type: Article

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