Directed evolution of beta-galactosidase from Escherichia coli into beta-glucuronidase

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Xiong, Ai Sheng ^a,b   Peng, Ri He ^b   Zhuang, Jing ^a,b   Liu, Jin Ge ^a,b   Xu, Fang ^a,b   Cai, Bin ^a,b   Guo, Zhao Kui ^c   Qiao, Yu Shan ^a   Chen, Jian Min ^d   Zhang, Zhen ^a   Yao, Quan Hong ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

^c Heilongiiang Tobacco Research Institute   (China)

^d YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; DNA shuffling; Enzyme properties; Structure function analysis; galactosidase; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34249737018     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 02191024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2007.40.3.419     Document Type: Article

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