Lysozyme crystal growth, as observed by small angle X-ray scattering, proceeds without crystallization intermediates

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-271

  Finet, Stéphanie ^a   Bonneté, Françoise ^a   Frouin, Jean ^a   Provost, Karine ^a   Tardieu, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Interactions; Lysozyme; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EGG PROTEINS; GELS; KINETICS; MURAMIDASE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031954146     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050133     Document Type: Article

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