Engineering DNA processing enzymes for the postgenomic era

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Buchholz, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DNA PROCESSING ENZYMES; EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH; GENOME ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR MEDICINE;

CATALYSTS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA POLYMERASE; INTEGRASE; RECOMBINASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM GROUP C PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME MODIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENOMICS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 70349762798     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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