The role of small molecule additives and chemical modification in protein crystallization

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1469-1474

  McPherson, A ^a   Nguyen, C ^b   Cudney, R ^b   Larson, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hampton Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; CRYSTAL NUCLEATION; CRYSTALLIZATION SCREENING; INTERMOLECULAR CONTACTS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOTHER LIQUOR; NATIVE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; SIDE-CHAINS; SITE-SPECIFIC; SMALL MOLECULES;

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MACROMOLECULES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 79957946736     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg101308r     Document Type: Article

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