Production, characterization and crystallization of the Plasmodium falciparum aquaporin

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-78

  Hedfalk, Kristina ^a   Pettersson, Nina ^b   Öberg, Fredrik ^a   Hohmann, Stefan ^b   Gordon, Euan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Codon optimisation; Malaria; Pichia pastoris; Purification

Indexed keywords

PFAQP PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PORIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CODON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PICHIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CODON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PICHIA; PORINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PICHIA PASTORIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 40849133922     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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