Isolation, cloning, and overexpression of a chitinase gene fragment from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus: Semi-denaturing purification of the recombinant peptide and investigation of its relation with other chitinases

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 264-271

  Andronopoulou, Evi ^a   Vorgias, Constantinos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Archaea; Chitinases; Cloning; Hyperthermophiles; Purification; Thermococcus chitonophagus

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS KODAKARAENSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS CHITONOPHAGUS; THERMOCOCCUS KODAKARAENSIS; VECTORS;

EID: 2642550827     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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