Recovery of active medium-chain-length-poly-3-hydroxyalkanoate polymerase from inactive inclusion bodies using ion-exchange resin.
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SUBMITTER: Ren Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1221183 | biostudies-other | 2000 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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