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Locations of disulfide bonds and free cysteines in the heavy and light chains of recombinant human factor VIII (antihemophilic factor A)

  1. Brad A. Mcmullen1,
  2. Kazuo Fujikawa1,
  3. Earl W. Davie1,*,
  4. Ulla Hedner2,
  5. Mirella Ezban2

Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560040413

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 4, Issue 4, pages 740–746, April 1995

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Mcmullen, B. A., Fujikawa, K., Davie, E. W., Hedner, U. and Ezban, M. (1995), Locations of disulfide bonds and free cysteines in the heavy and light chains of recombinant human factor VIII (antihemophilic factor A). Protein Science, 4: 740–746. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560040413

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  1. 1

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

  2. 2

    Biopharmaceutical Division-Research, NovoNordisk, Niels Steensens Vej 1, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark

*Department of Biochemistry SJ-70, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

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  1. Issue published online: 31 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 FEB 1995
  4. Manuscript Received: 4 NOV 1994

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  • NIH. Grant Number: HL16919

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