Cloning, expression, and structural analysis of recombinant BJcuL, a c-type lectin from the Bothrops jararacussu snake venom

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 344-352

  Kassab, Bayki H ^a   De Carvalho, Daniela D ^a   Oliveira, Marcos A ^a   Baptista, Gandhi R ^b   Pereira, Gonçalo A G ^a   Novello, José C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothrops jararacussu; c type lectin; Cloning; Expression; Recombinant lectin; Refolding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SERPENTES;

EID: 2642531220     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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