Systematic improvement of protein crystals by determining the supersolubility curves of phase diagrams

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 1218-1222

  Saridakis, Emmanuel ^a   Chayen, Naomi E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY; VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 0037304614     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74936-4     Document Type: Article

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