Diffusion coefficient of the protein in various crystallization solutions: The key to growing high-quality crystals in space

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Tanaka, Hiroaki ^a   Yoshizaki, Izumi ^b   Takahashi, Sachiko ^a   Yamanaka, Mari ^a   Fukuyama, Seijiro ^c   Sato, Masaru ^b   Sano, Satoshi ^b   Motohara, Moritoshi ^b   Kobayashi, Tomoyuki ^b   Yoshitomi, Susumu ^b   Tanaka, Tetsuo ^b  

^a Level 7 Wakamatsu Building ^*  (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; VISCOSITY;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; HIGH QUALITY CRYSTALS; LYSOZYME; VISCOSITY COEFFICIENT;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33845393740     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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