Elastin-like recombinamers: Biosynthetic strategies and biotechnological applications

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1174-1186

  Girotti, Alessandra ^a   Fernández Colino, Alicia ^a   López, Isabel M ^a   Rodríguez Cabello, José C ^a   Arias, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elastin like recombinamers; Inverse temperature transition; Protein purification; Self assembly; Stimuli responsive materials

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC STRATEGIES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ELASTIN-LIKE RECOMBINAMERS; INVERSE TEMPERATURE TRANSITION; MECHANICAL QUALITIES; MONODISPERSITY; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; NANO-DEVICES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN-BASED MATERIALS; RECENT PROGRESS; RECOMBINANT POLYMERS; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMIMETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG DELIVERY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCOPROTEINS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS;

BIOPOLYMER; ELASTIN LIKE RECOMBINAMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; NANODEVICE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ELASTIN; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 80053900495     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100116     Document Type: Review

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