Overproduction and purification of recombinant Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Yang, Xiao ^a   Lewis, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial operon; Bacillus subtilis; His tag; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE VECTOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OPERON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; OPERON; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 40849113038     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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