Potential of mean force treatment of salt-mediated protein crystallization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2770-2774

  Soumpasis, Dikeos Mario ^a   Georgalis, Yannis ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030962326     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78919-7     Document Type: Article

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