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- Title
An Overview of Hardware for Protein Crystallization in a Magnetic Field.
- Authors
Er-Kai Yan; Chen-Yan Zhang; Jin He; Da-Chuan Yin
- Abstract
Protein crystallization under a magnetic field is an interesting research topic because a magnetic field may provide a special environment to acquire improved quality protein crystals. Because high-quality protein crystals are very useful in high-resolution structure determination using diffraction techniques (X-ray, neutron, and electron diffraction), research using magnetic fields in protein crystallization has attracted substantial interest; some studies have been performed in the past two decades. In this research field, the hardware is especially essential for successful studies because the environment is special and the design and utilization of the research apparatus in such an environment requires special considerations related to the magnetic field. This paper reviews the hardware for protein crystallization (including the magnet systems and the apparatus designed for use in a magnetic field) and progress in this area. Future prospects in this field will also be discussed.
- Subjects
CRYSTALLOIDS (Botany); CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGNETIC fields; SUPERCONDUCTING magnets; ELECTRON diffraction; X-ray diffraction
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 11, p1906
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms17111906