Screening and characterization of aptamers of hepatitis C virus NS3 helicase

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-250

  Zhan, Lin Sheng ^a   Zhuo, Hai Long ^a   Wang, Hui Zhong ^a   Peng, Jian Chun ^a   Wang, Quan Li ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aptamers; Hepatitis C virus; NS3 helicase; SELEX

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; HELICASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 19344368565     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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