title: Crystallization and preliminary studies of lima bean trypsin inhibitor.
abstract: Crystals of lima been trypsin inhibitor (LBTI) were obtained by using the vapor phase equilibration technique with sodium/potassium tartrate as the precipitating agent. The space group was determined to be cubic, I2(1)3 with a = 110.2. A These crystals diffract to about 1.9 A resolution. Preliminary analysis of self-rotation maps (calculated from native x-ray intensity data) suggests the presence of two monomers in the asymmetric unit. LBTI is very thermostable and retains activity even after boiling for 10 minutes. This property is exploited as part of its purification procedure.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Samudzi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D014361:Trypsin Inhibitors; C025398:protease inhibitor protein, Phaseolus lunatus