Novel proteins in emulsions using in vitro compartmentalization

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 587-592

  Rothe, Achim ^a   Surjadi, Regina N ^a   Power, Barbara E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELLS; COMPOSITION; DNA; EMULSIONS;

CELL TOXIC PROTEINS; ENCODED PROTEINS; SYNTHETIC ENZYMES;

PROTEINS;

DNA POLYMERASE; SURFACTANT; WATER OIL CREAM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; EMULSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION;

BIOMIMETICS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA; DRUG DESIGN; EMULSIONS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

EID: 33751019630     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.10.007     Document Type: Review

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