Synthesis, expression and purification of a type of chlorotoxin-like peptide from the scorpion, Buthus martensii Karsch, and its acute toxicity analysis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1597-1603

  Fu, Yue Jun ^a   Yin, Li Tian ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Chai, Bao Feng ^a   Liang, Ai Hua ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity analysis; Buthus martensii; Chlorotoxin like peptide; Prokaryotic secretive expression

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ASSAYS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY ANALYSIS; BUTHUS MARTENSII; CHLOROTOXIN-LIKE PEPTIDES; PROKARYOTIC SECRETIVE EXPRESSION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CHLOROTOXIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; SCORPION VENOM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; SCORPION;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; PROKARYOTA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 27144526970     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-2514-2     Document Type: Article

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