The colorful journey of green fluorescent protein

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-88

  Zhang, Jin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SHORT SURVEY;

CHEMISTRY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; JAPAN; NOBEL PRIZE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249174545     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb900027r     Document Type: Short Survey

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