Macromolecular crystal growth investigations using atomic force microscopy

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-23

  McPherson, A ^a   Kuznetsov, Y G ^a   Malkin, A J ^a   Plomp, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Defects; Mechanism; Nucleation; Protein crystals; Screw dislocation

Indexed keywords

MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MECHANISM; PROTEIN CRYSTALS; SCREW DISLOCATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEFECTS; MACROMOLECULES; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; SCREWS; VIRUSES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

PROTEIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 2142686640     PISSN: 09090495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0909049503023914     Document Type: Article

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