A heme fusion tag for protein affinity purification and quantification

Protein Science

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1830-1839

  Asher, Wesley B ^a   Bren, Kara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity tag; Color tag; Heme c; Protein purification; Protein quantification

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; HEME; HISTIDINE IMMOBILIZED SEPHAROSE; IMIDAZOLE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; RESIN; SEPHAROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; PH MEASUREMENT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZURIN; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEME; HISTIDINE; MALTOSE-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SEPHAROSE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957297575     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.460     Document Type: Article

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