Noninvasive in situ observation of the crystallization kinetics of biological macromolecules by confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-55

  Muhlig P ^a   Klupsch, Th ^a   Kaulmann, U ^a   Hilgenfeld, R ^a,b  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; In situ observation; Insulin crystallization; Layer growth

Indexed keywords

INSULIN DERIVATIVE; INSULIN GLARGINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; FORCE; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; HANGING DROP VAPOR DIFFUSION METHOD; HEIGHT; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINETICS; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULE; MOTION; OBSERVATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SOLUTE; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL; VELOCITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0037394458     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8477(03)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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