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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/71745

X-ray Diffraction of Protein Crystal Grown in a Nano-liter Scale Droplet in a Microchannel and Evaluation of Its Applicability

英語

nanodroplet-based crystallization

2012-01-10

日本分析化学会

Analytical Sciences

28(1)

65-68

We describe the technical aspects of the in-situ X-ray diffraction of a protein crystal prepared by a nanodroplet-based crystallization method. We were able to obtain diffraction patterns from a crystal grown in a capillary without any manipulation. Especially in our experimental approach, the crystals that moved to the nanodroplet interface were fixed strongly enough to carry out X-ray diffraction measurements that could be attributed to the high surface tension of the nanodroplet. The crystal was damaged by an indirect action of the X-rays because our in-situ X-ray diffraction measurement was carried out in the liquid phase without freezing the crystal; however, the obtained several diffraction patterns were of sufficiently fine quality for the crystal structure factors to be generated. We consider the technical examination presented in this paper to represent a seamless coupling of crystallization to X-ray analysis

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0910-6340

1348-2246

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