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Protein Engineering  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Procedures by which protein structure and function are changed or created in vitro by altering existing or synthesizing new structural genes that direct the synthesis of proteins with sought-after properties. Such procedures may include the design of MOLECULAR MODELS of proteins using COMPUTER GRAPHICS or other molecular modeling techniques; site-specific mutagenesis (MUTAGENESIS, SITE-SPECIFIC) of existing genes; and DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION techniques to create new genes.

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Entry terms

  • Genetic Engineering of Proteins
  • Genetic Engineering, Protein
  • Proteins, Genetic Engineering

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X9ZSKNTB-Z

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