Effects of β-mercaptoethanol and hydrogen peroxide on enzymatic conversion of human proinsulin to insulin

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 983-989

  Son, Young Jin ^a,b   Kim, Chang Kyu ^b   Choi, Byoung Taek ^b   Park, Yong Cheol ^a   Seo, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CKDBiO   (South Korea)

Author keywords

mercaptoethanol; Human insulin; Hydrogen peroxide; Insulin derivative; Recombinant E. coli

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSULIN DERIVATIVE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; PHENYLALANINE; PREPROINSULIN; PROINSULIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPROCESS; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME MODIFICATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SOLUBILIZATION;

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INSULIN; MERCAPTOETHANOL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN RENATURATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 50249138125     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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