A microcrystal selection technique in protein crystallization

被引:5
作者
Han, Q
Lin, SX
机构
[1] CHU LAVAL,RES CTR,MRC,GRP MOL ENDOCRINOL,QUEBEC CITY,PQ G1V 4G2,CANADA
[2] UNIV LAVAL,QUEBEC CITY,PQ G1V 4G2,CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/0022-0248(96)00352-1
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
The goal of protein crystallization is to obtain high quality single crystals for X-ray diffraction analysis. A new and easy technique was employed to control the number and quality of crystals by eliminating poor microcrystals after the spontaneous nucleation. The process was carried out with two samples: human 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) and hen egg white lysozyme. The present study suggests a useful method for the successful crystal growth of biomacromolecules.
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页码:181 / 184
页数:4
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