Orientation of growing crystals of Co- or Gd-containing L-threonine dehydrogenase by magnetic fields

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 311, Issue 23-24, 2009, Pages 4725-4729

  Maki, Syou ^a   Ishikawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Ataka, Mitsuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

A1. Biocrystallization; A1. Magnetic fields; A1. Nucleation; A1. Optical microscopy; A1. X ray diffraction; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Proteins

Indexed keywords

A1. BIOCRYSTALLIZATION; A1. MAGNETIC FIELDS; A1. NUCLEATION; A1. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; A1. X-RAY DIFFRACTION; A2. GROWTH FROM SOLUTIONS; B1. PROTEINS;

COBALT; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; ENZYMES; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 70350742048     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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