The second space experiment of protein crystallization with domestic facilities.
The second experiment of protein crystallization was performed on domestic re-entry satellite FSW-2 in 1994-07. The results are superior to the ones of the first mission in 1992: 9 of 10 different proteins were crystallized in space, and 70% of the total 48 samples yielded single crystals. Besides hen egg-white lysozyme which grew high-quality crystals on the first mission, an acidic phospholipase A2(aPLA2) from snake venom and hemoglobin from Anser Indicus produced good-quality crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analyses. The positive effect of microgravity on protein crystal growth is verified again at this time.
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Teng
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D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003460:Crystallization; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry*; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000737:chemistry*; D054467:Phospholipases A2
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D009113:Muramidase