Optimization of the critical nuclear size for protein crystallization: a note

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Saridakis, E [1 ]
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[1] Univ Athens, Dept Biol, Biochem Lab, GR-15701 Athens, Greece
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ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | 2000年 / 56卷
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10.1107/S0907444999013505
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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It was observed that for some proteins the best crystals for X-ray diffraction have been obtained at supersaturation ratios of ca 2.5-3 (in experiments without seeding). It was then noticed that under certain conditions specific to the protein such values are close to a local minimum of the critical radius for nucleation. A relation between the two observations is proposed.
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