Genomic and cDNA cloning, characterization of Delonix regia trypsin inhibitor (DrTI) gene, and expression of DrTI in Escherichia coli

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-103

  Hung, Chih Hung ^a   Peng, Pei Hua ^a   Huang, Chou Chun ^a   Wang, Hai Lung ^a   Chen, Yu Jen ^a   Chen, Yuan Liang ^a   Chi, Lang Ming ^b  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delonix regia; Delonix regia trypsin inhibitor; Kunitz type trypsin inhibitor; Molecular cloning

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; REACTION KINETICS;

DELONIX REGIA; DELONIX REGIA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; KUNITZ-TYPE TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; MOLECULAR CLONING;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GENOME; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

DELONIX REGIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33846500199     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60394     Document Type: Article

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