Preparation of large crystals of photoactive yellow protein for neutron diffraction and high resolution crystal structure analysis

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 336-338

  Yamaguchi, Shigeo ^a   Kamikubo, Hironari ^a   Shimizu, Nobutaka ^b   Yamazaki, Yoichi ^a   Imamoto, Yasushi ^a   Kataoka, Mikio ^a,c  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN, BACTERIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; HALORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HALORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL;

EID: 34247191498     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2006-07-23-RA-977     Document Type: Conference Paper

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