CRYSTALLIZATION OF BOVINE PANCREATIC-POLYPEPTIDE IN THE PRESENCE OF CRYSTALLINE DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A (ARALDITE) - EPITAXY OR COVALENT NUCLEATION

被引:5
作者
WOOD, SP
JANES, RW
SWEENEY, E
PALMER, RA
机构
[1] Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX, Malet Street
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11;
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10.1016/0022-0248(92)90246-F
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Bovine pancreatic polypeptide (bPP), a 36 residue peptide hormone with a stable folded structure in solution has been crystallized from aqueous solution in the presence of seed crystals derived from an ageing sample of commercial epoxy resin. X-ray analysis established these to be crystals of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA). The possibility of epitaxial or covalent nucleation is discussed.
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