Expression of thymosin α1-thymopentin fusion peptide in Pichia pastoris and its characterization

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1471-1476

  Gao, Demin ^a   Zhang, Xulong ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Cao, Jichao ^a   Wang, Fengshan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fusion peptide; Pichia pastoris; Thymopentin; Thymosin 1

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; THYMOPENTIN; THYMOSIN; THYMOSIN ALPHA1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PICHIA; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHELATING AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GENETIC VECTORS; HALF-LIFE; INTERLEUKIN-2; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPLEEN; THYMOPENTIN; THYMOSIN;

EID: 56749101682     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-001-2132-z     Document Type: Article

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