Molecular evolution of beta-glucuronidase in vitro: Obtaining thermotolerant GUS gene

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1034-1040

  Xiong, Ai Sheng ^a   Yao, Quan Hong ^a   Peng, Ri He ^a   Chen, Jian Min ^b   Li, Xian ^a   Fan, Hui Qin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta glucuronidase; DNA shuffling; Molecular evolution; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPORTER GENE; THERMOSTABILITY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GLUCURONIDASE; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 1842846524     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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