Cryosolvents useful for protein and enzyme studies below -100°C

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 97-103

  Réat, Valerie ^a   Finney, John L ^a   Steer, Andrew ^a   Roberts, Mark A ^b   Smith, Jeremy ^c   Dunn, Rachel ^d   Peterson, Michelle ^d   Daniel, Roy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cryoenzymology; Cryosolvent; DSC; Methanol; Phase change; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ENZYME; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; M PROTEIN; METHANOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MISCIBILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ENZYMES; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0342445403     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(99)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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