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PCR Mutagenesis, Cloning, Expression, Fast Protein Purification Protocols and Crystallization of the Wild Type and Mutant Forms of Tryptophan Synthase
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PCR Mutagenesis, Cloning, Expression, Fast Protein Purification Protocols and Crystallization of the Wild Type and Mutant Forms of Tryptophan Synthase

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Development and Identification of Thermostable Tryptophanase Based on Ancestral Sequence Analysis

Yulei Zhang1,2, Yun Li1, Heng Hu1

  • 1Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Metabolic Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, People's Republic of China.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|May 26, 2026
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Keywords:
ancestral sequence analysisindole biosynthesissubstrate specificitythermostabilitytryptophanase

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