C-Terminal α-Amidation

Post-translational Modification of Protein Biopharmaceuticals

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 253-276

  Mehta, Nozer M ^a   Carpenter, Sarah E ^a   Consalvo, Angelo P ^a  

^a Unigene Laboratories Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

amidated peptide; amidation; Direct expression; Glycine extended peptide; Peptide hormones; Peptide production; Peptidylglycine amidating monooxygenase (PAM); Proprotein convertases; Recombinant peptides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872617759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527626601.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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