General methods
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has often been considered unpredictable, although it obeys the same principles as that of small molecules (Giegé et al., 1995 ;
McPherson et al., 1995 ; Rosenberger, 1996 ; Chernov, 2003 ;
McPherson & Giegé, 2007 ...
Growth and cessation of growth
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Lorber, B.,
McPherson, A. and
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contrast microscopy. Each of these methods provides complementary data which, in combination, have yielded answers to many relevant questions.
Time-lapse video microscopy has been used to measure growth rates (Koszelak &
McPherson, 1988 ; Lorber ...
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The future of protein crystal growth
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Database mining and statistics
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McPherson, A. and
Giegé, R.,
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Historical development of methods
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methods
Protein crystallization is an old field that started more than 100 years ago (
McPherson, 1991). Early methods included protein extractions with salts or organic solvents, or dialysis of salt solutions against water ...
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Seeding
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Giegé, R.,
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Prologue
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Purity and homogeneity
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specific aggregates, alter macromolecular solubility, or interfere with nucleation and crystal growth (
McPherson et al., 1996, 2004 ; Moreno et al., 2005 ; Thomas et al., 1998). These effects are reduced in gel media (Hirschler ...
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