International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume C
Mathematical, physical and chemical tables
Edited by E. Prince

© International Union of Crystallography 2006
International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. C. ch. 3.4, p. 166

Table 3.4.1.3 

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Cryoprotectants commonly used for biological macromolecules

Protectant Concentration (% by volume)
Glycerol 13–25
Ethylene glycol 11–30
Poly(ethylene glycol) 400 25–35
Xylitol 22
(2R,3R)-Butane-2,3-diol 8
Erythritol 11
Glucose 25
2,4-Methylpentanediol 28–45