MRNA display for the selection and evolution of enzymes from in vitro-translated protein libraries

Nature Protocols

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 540-552

  Seelig, Burckhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; RNA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS;

DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENZYMES; GENE LIBRARY; LIGANDS; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS; RNA LIGASE (ATP); RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 79960062888     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2011.312     Document Type: Article

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