Triple substitution G216N/A217L/S398M leads to the active and thermostable Luciola mingrelica firefly luciferase

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 931-938

  Koksharov, Mikhail I ^a   Ugarova, Natalia N ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HOTARIA PARVULA; LUCIOLA MINGRELICA;

EID: 79958032989     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00318b     Document Type: Article

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