Crystals (Sep 2019)

Comparison of the Quality of Protein Crystals Grown by CLPC Seeds Method

  • Jin Li,
  • Er-Kai Yan,
  • Yue Liu,
  • Zi-Qing Wu,
  • Ya-Li Liu,
  • Hai Hou,
  • Chen-Yan Zhang,
  • Qin-Qin Lu,
  • Xu-Dong Deng,
  • Da-Chuan Yin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9100501
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 10
p. 501

Abstract

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We present a systematic quality comparison of protein crystals obtained with and without cross-linked protein crystal (CLPC) seeds. Four proteins were used to conduct the experiments, and the results showed that crystals obtained in the presence of CLPC seeds exhibited a better morphology. In addition, the X-ray diffraction data showed that the CLPC seeds method is a powerful tool to obtain high-quality protein crystals. Therefore, we recommend the use of CLPC seeds in preparing high-quality diffracting protein crystals.

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