A novel free-mounting system for protein crystals: Transformation and improvement of diffraction power by accurately controlled humidity changes

Journal of Applied Crystallography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1223-1230

  Kiefersauer, Reiner ^a,b   Than, Manuel E ^a   Dobbek, Holger ^a   Gremer, Lothar ^c   Melero, Marcos ^a   Strobl, Stefan ^a   Dias, Joao M ^a,d   Soulimane, Tewfik ^e   Huber, Robert ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Proteros   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HUMIDITY; POLARIMETRY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034503345     PISSN: 00218898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0021889800008049     Document Type: Article

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