Characterising microbial protein test substances and establishing their equivalence with plant-produced proteins for use in risk assessments of transgenic crops

Transgenic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 445-460

  Raybould, Alan ^a   Kilby, Peter ^a   Graser, Gerson ^b  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Intactness; Post translational modification; Risk assessment; Surrogate protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874795527     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-012-9658-3     Document Type: Article

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