A DNA segment carrying the full-length, intronless firefly luciferase gene was inserted into the high expression secretion vector, pIN-Wr -ompA. Upon induction of gene expression, luciferase activity was detected in extracts prepared from periplasmic fractions. The results indicated that the OmpA s
Analytical applications of firefly luciferase
โ Scribed by Jon C. Wannlund
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-9936
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