Preliminary crystallographic studies of a sweet protein, monellin.
Monellin belongs to a new class of proteins that have intensely sweet taste. We report here the results of crystallization of this protein and crystallographic parameters of the monellin crystals; space group is P21; the cell parameters are 39.1 X 71.5 X 86.9 A with beta = 107.6 degrees; and there are 4 monellin molecules/asymmetric unit.
D003460:Crystallization; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D010940:Plant Proteins; D013549:Sweetening Agents; C002541:monellin protein, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii