Expression and purification of a functional human hepatitis B virus polymerase

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 5752-5758

  Yu, Yang ^a   Pandeya, Dipendra Raj ^a   Liu, Meng Lu ^a   Liu, Ming Jie ^a   Hong, Seong Tshool ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Detergent; Hepatitis B Virus; Reverse transcriptase; Virus polymerase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 78649811910     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i45.5752     Document Type: Article

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