Processing of membrane protein crystal using ultraviolet laser irradiation

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-53

  Kitano, Hiroshi ^a,b   Murakami, Satoshi ^a,c   Adachi, Hiroaki ^a   Matsumura, Hiroyoshi ^a   Takano, Kazufumi ^a,c   Inoue, Tsuyoshi ^a,c   Mori, Yusuke ^a   Doi, Masaaki ^b   Sasaki, Takatomo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIKON CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AcrB; Cryocrystallography; Deep UV laser; Laser processing; Membrane protein

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACRB; CRYOCRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEEP-UV LASERS; LASER PROCESSING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NYLON;

ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; CRYSTAL; DENATURATION; LASER; PROTEIN PROCESSING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 27644561855     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.100.50     Document Type: Article

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