The promises and challenges of fusion constructs in protein biochemistry and enzymology

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 8273-8281

  Yang, Haiquan ^a   Liu, Long ^a   Xu, Fei ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Fusion; Optimization; Parameter; Peptide; Protein

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FUSION REACTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PEPTIDES;

BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS; FUSION STRATEGIES; FUTURE PROSPECTS; PARAMETER;

PROTEINS;

ENZYME; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SECRETION; SOLUBILITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84982295410     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7795-y     Document Type: Review

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