Directed Evolution: Novel and Improved Enzymes
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• A Primer for Directed Evolution • Methods for Directed Evolution • Applications of Directed Evolution • Conclusions and Future Prospects Directed Evolution: Novel and Improved Enzymes Fei Wen∗, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois Michael McLachlan∗, Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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تاریخ انتشار 2008