New crystal form of the photosynthetic reaction centre from Rhodobacter sphaeroides of improved diffraction quality.
Trigonal crystals of photosynthetic reaction centres from the wild-type purple bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides (ATCC 17023), have been grown from potassium phosphate solutions at 18 degrees C. They belong to the space group P3(1/2)21 and have unit cell dimensions of a = b = 141.4 A and c = 187.2 A. The crystals diffract to at least 2.65 A resolution and are suitable for detailed structural studies.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik, Frankfurt, Germany.
Fritzsch
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Ermler
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Michel
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D003460:Crystallization; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D008565:Membrane Proteins; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins