High-level expression, purification, and crystallization of recombinant rat leukotriene C4 synthase from the yeast Pichia pastoris

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Wetterholm, Anders ^a   Molina, Daniel Martinez ^a,b   Nordlund, Pär ^a   Eshaghi, Said ^a   Haeggström, Jesper Z ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Detergent screen; LTC4S; Membrane protein; Pichia pastoris

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; LEUKOTRIENE-C4 SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PICHIA; RAT;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PICHIA; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

PICHIA PASTORIS; RATTUS;

EID: 43449110707     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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