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  • noun biochemistry The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it

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From auto- +‎ induction

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  • • It is free of non-linear metabolic kinetics, autoinduction and drug-drug interactions

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  • An autoinduction system that simplifies the production of proteins in the T7 gene expression system, widely used to produce specific proteins within bacterial cells so researchers can analyze their structures and functions.

    U.S. Department of Energy - Press Releases 2008

  • To improve the expression of soluble protein, 1 / 100 (v / v) of the antibiotic-selected cultures were added to either the Overnight Express ™ Instant TB Medium (Novagen, USA) autoinduction system and allowed to grow to an OD

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Pierre M. Durand et al. 2008

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