6.2.1.2 - 6.2.1.2 enzyme form HXM-A and HXM-B 6.2.1.2 partial 6.2.1.2 recombinant C-terminally His6-tagged maltose binding protein fusion from Escherichia coli by nickel affinity chromatography, the MBP is cleaved off by factor Xa, imidazole is eliminated by gel filtration, recombinant His-tagged mutants 6.2.1.2 Sephadex G-25 gel filtration, DEAE-Sepharose column chromatography, and hydroxylapatite column chromatography