New techniques in macromolecular cryocrystallography: Macromolecular crystal annealing and cryogenic helium

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-87

  Hanson, B Leif ^a   Schall, Constance A ^b   Bunick, Gerard J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Annealing; Cryocrystallography; Helium

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; ICE; NITROGEN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYOBIOLOGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0344921390     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8477(03)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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