Rapid generation of random mutant libraries

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 337-340

  Abou Nader, Mary ^a   Benedik, Michael J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; Error prone PCR; In vivo cloning; Lambda red proteins; Mutant libraries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLONE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 78449303651     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bbug.1.5.12942     Document Type: Article

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