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protein engineering

A technique used to produce proteins with altered or novel amino acid sequences. The methods used are:
  1. Transcription and translation systems from synthesized lengths of DNA or RNA with novel sequences.
  2. Chemical modification of 'normal' proteins.
  3. Solid-state polypeptide synthesis to form proteins.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143 (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 163
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
Last update: 2014-02-24; version: 2.3.3.
DOI of this term: https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04897.
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