Contaminant inclusion into protein crystals analyzed by electrospray mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 185-192

  Hirschler, Joachim ^a,b   Halgand, Frédéric ^a   Forest, Eric ^a   Fontecilla Camps, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^b Dept Energetique et Hydrodynamique   (France)

Author keywords

Contaminant inclusion; Diffraction statistics; Mass spectrometry; Protein crystal growth; Protein crystal quality; Protein crystallography; Protein impurity; Recrystallization

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TURKEY (BIRD); X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031941415     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070119     Document Type: Article

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