Heterologous expression and in vitro assembly of the transmembrane cytochrome b6

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 279-285

  Prodöhl, Alexander ^a   Dreher, Carolin ^a   Hielscher, Ruth ^b   Hellwig, Petra ^b   Schneider, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Assembly; Cytochrome b6; Heme; Midpoint potential

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B6; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

CYTOCHROMES B6; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 35448950934     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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