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The salmon growth hormone gene was introduced into the cyanobactriumAgmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 by plasmid transformation. The gene expressed the hormone under thetrp promoter ofEscherichia. coli. The amount was estimated to be approximately 0.1% of the total cell protein.
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Kawata, Y., Yamano, N., Kojima, H. et al. Expression of salmon growth hormone in the cyanobacteriumAgmenellum quadruplicatum . Biotechnol Lett 13, 851–856 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022085
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