Fusion of a novel genetically engineered chitosan affinity protein and green fluorescent protein for specific detection of chitosan In Vitro and In Situ

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3114-3119

  Nampally, Malathi ^a   Moerschbacher, Bruno Maria ^a   Kolkenbrock, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENICITY; CHITIN BINDING; CHITOSANASE; DEACETYLATION; DEGREE OF ACETYLATION; FUNGAL CELLS; FUSION PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOST TISSUES; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN-SITU; IN-VITRO; PATHOGENIC FUNGI; RUST FUNGUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECIFIC DETECTION; WHEAT STEMS;

ACETYLATION; ANTIBODIES; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TISSUE;

CHITOSAN;

CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GLYCOSIDASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY; CHEMICAL BINDING; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INSECT; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; RUST DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STAINING; WHEAT;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHITOSAN; ENDOPHYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING; TRITICUM;

ARTHROPODA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

EID: 84861176252     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07506-11     Document Type: Article

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