title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. 1011.
abstract: Large crystals of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. 1011, a typical alkalophilic enzyme, have been obtained at room temperature using polyethylene glycol 3000 and 2-propanol as precipitant. They belong to the triclinic space group P1 with the following unit cell constants: a = 64.93 A, b = 74.45 A, c = 79.12 A, alpha = 85.2 degrees, beta = 105.0 degrees and gamma = 101.0 degrees. The crystallographic asymmetric unit seems to contain two molecules of CGTase, with crystal volume per protein mass (Vm) of 2.41 A3/Da and solvent content of 49% by volume. The crystals diffract to at least 2.0 A resolution and they are suitable for X-ray analysis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamane
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology*; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C019963:cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase