Cell-free protein synthesis: The state of the art

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-152

  Whittaker, James W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell free translation; Protein engineering; Protein synthesis; PURE expression; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHIPS; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MACHINERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIOPHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT; CELL FREE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; CELL-FREE TRANSLATIONS; MACROMOLECULAR PRODUCTS; NON NATURAL AMINO ACIDS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PURE EXPRESSION;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84872807174     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1075-4     Document Type: Review

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