Automated Protein Crystallization Trials Using the Thermo Scientific Matrix Hydra II eDrop

JALA - Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-218

  Murthy, Tal ^a   Wang, Yongcheng ^b   Reynolds, Colin ^a   Boggon, Titus J ^b  

^a Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

automation; crystallography screening; high throughput crystallization; membrane protein crystallization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY SCREENING; MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALLIZATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULES; PROTEINS; ROBOTS; SCREENING;

AUTOMATION;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RHOMBOID FAMILY INTRAMEMBRANE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MACROMOLECULE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ROBOTICS;

EID: 34447269716     PISSN: 15355535     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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