The protein as a variable in protein crystallization

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-97

  Dale, Glenn E ^a   Oefner, Christian ^a   D'Arcy, Allan ^a  

^a Morphochem AG Basel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Fusion proteins; Light scattering; Mutagenesis; Protein modification; Truncation

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); FERRITIN; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCREENING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037391084     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8477(03)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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