Chemoporation using saponins or cholates: An alternative method for transformation of bacterial cells

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1943-1946

  Ravnikar, Matjaẑ ^a   Irman, Andreja ^a   Radić, Nataša ^a   Lunder, Mojca ^a   Štrukelj, Borut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chemoporation; Cholates; Saponins; Sonoporation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANES; BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION; BIOMEMBRANES; CHEMOPORATION; CHOLIC ACIDS; FAST TRANSFORMATION; HEAT-SHOCK; SONOPORATION; TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CHOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHOLATES; SAPONINS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 73949090681     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0101-7     Document Type: Article

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