Expression of human metallothionein III and its metalloabsorption capability in Escherichia coli

Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-278

  Zheng, Wei Juan ^a   Wu, Fang ^a   Zhuang, Hong Qin ^a   Lu, Chun ^a   Yang, Feng ^a   Ma, Wen Li ^a   Hua, Zi Chun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fusion expression; Metalloaccumulation; Metallothionein III; Purification

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; HYBRID PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN BINDING;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4444295019     PISSN: 10826068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PB-200026812     Document Type: Article

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