A FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO AUTOMATED PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION

被引:19
作者
OLDFIELD, TJ
CESKA, TA
BRADY, RL
机构
[1] UNIV YORK,DEPT CHEM,YORK YO1 5DD,N YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] EUROPEAN MOLEC BIOL LAB,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
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10.1107/S0021889891001632
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
An automated system for protein crystallization trials is described. Similar to commercial systems in operation, this system is readily assembled at a far lower cost. The software runs on either a microcomputer or a VAX and is both versatile and readily modified for special requirements. The system is capable of pipetting polyethylene glycol solutions accurately. Root-mean-square deviations in the accuracy of pipetted well solutions were similar to results obtained manually. Factors influencing reproducibility are discussed.
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