microGISAXS and protein nanotemplate crystallization: methods and instrumentation.
Microbeam grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (microGISAXS) has been used and the technique has been improved in order to investigate protein nucleation and crystal growth, assisted by a protein nanotemplate. The aim is to understand the protein nanotemplate method in detail, as this method has been proved capable of accelerating and increasing crystal size and quality as well as inducing crystallization of proteins that are not crystallizable by classical methods. The nanotemplate experimental setup was used for drops containing growing lysozyme crystals at three different stages of growth.
Pechkova
Eugenia
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Fondazione ElBA, via delle Testuggini snc, I-00134 Rome, Italy.
Roth
Stephan V
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Burghammer
Manfred
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Fontani
David
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Riekel
Christian
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Nicolini
Claudio
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D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017356:Synchrotrons
D009113:Muramidase