Comparative effects of salt, organic, and polymer precipitants on protein phase behavior and implications for vapor diffusion

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 682-691

  Dumetz, André C ^a,b   Chockla, Aaron M ^a,c   Kaler, Eric W ^a,d   Lenhoff, Abraham M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61749103757     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg700956b     Document Type: Article

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