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Crystallization, structure solution and refinement of hen egg-white lysozyme at pH 8.0 in the presence of MPD

Manfred S. Weiss, Gottfried J. Palm, Rolf Hilgenfeld

Abstract

Hen egg-white lysozyme has been crystallized at slightly alkaline pH using 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) as the precipitant. The crystals are nearly isomorphous to crystals grown at acidic pH using sodium chloride as the precipitant. However, the growth kinetics differ markedly between the two conditions. The major reason for this is a molecule of MPD that binds tightly in between two lysozyme molecules and favors the growth of the crystals along the crystallographic c direction over growth perpendicular to it.

Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography
Volume56
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)952-958
Number of pages7
ISSN0907-4449
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

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  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)

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