The solubility of hen lysozyme in ethylammonium nitrate/H2O mixtures and a novel approach to protein crystallization

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 793-803

  Byrne, Nolene ^a,b   Angell, C Austen ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Protein crystallization; Protic ionic liquids; Solubility and protein stability

Indexed keywords

ETHYLAMMONIUM; HEN EGG LYSOZYME; LYSOZYME; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHICKENS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LIGHT; MURAMIDASE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 77649213682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15020793     Document Type: Article

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