Counterdiffusion protein crystallisation in microgravity and its observation with PromISS (Protein Microscope for the International Space Station)

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 165-169

  Zegers, Ingrid ^a   Carotenuto, Luigi ^b   Evrard, Christine ^c   Garcia Ruiz, JuanMa ^d   De Gieter, Philippe ^e   Gonzales Ramires, Luis ^d   Istasse, Eric ^e   Legros, Jean Claude ^e   Martial, Joseph ^f   Minetti, Christophe ^e   Otalora, Fermin ^d   Queeckers, Patrick ^e   Schockaert, Cedric ^e   VandeWeerdt, Cecile ^f   Willaert, Ronnie ^a   Wyns, Lode ^a   Yourassowsky, Catherine ^e   Dubois, Frank ^e  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b MARS srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d LABORATORIO DE ESTUDIOS CRISTALOGRÁFICOS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^f Labo de Biologie Moléculaire et de Génie Génétique   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFUSION; GRAVITATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTATION; SPACE STATIONS;

COUNTERDIFFUSION PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; GELLED SYSTEMS; PROTEIN CRYSTALS; PROTEIN MICROSCOPES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33845432478     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870402     Document Type: Conference Paper

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