Challenges of the genetic code for exploring sequence space in directed protein evolution

Biocatalysis and Biotransformation

Volumn 25, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 229-241

  Wong, Tuck Seng ^a   Roccatano, Danilo ^a   Schwaneberg, Ulrich ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; Genetic code; Random mutagenesis; Transition; Transversion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DIRECTED EVOLUTION; GENETIC CODE; PROTEIN EVOLUTION; PROTEIN LEVEL; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; RANDOM MUTAGENESIS; SEQUENCE SPACE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERSATILE METHODS;

AMINO ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDES; PROTEINS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 77952506385     PISSN: 10242422     EISSN: 10292446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242420701444280     Document Type: Short Survey

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