Methods for separating nucleation and growth in protein crystallisation

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-337

  Chayen, Naomi E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbatch; Nucleation; Phase diagrams; Protein crystallisation; Vapour diffusion

Indexed keywords

MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROCHEMISTRY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEINS; ROBOTICS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 11844254517     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.07.007     Document Type: Review

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