Heterogeneous Nucleation of Protein Crystals on Fluorinated Layered Silicate
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Heterogeneous Nucleation of Protein Crystals on Fluorinated Layered Silicate
Here, we describe an improved system for protein crystallization based on heterogeneous nucleation using fluorinated layered silicate. In addition, we also investigated the mechanism of nucleation on the silicate surface. Crystallization of lysozyme using silicates with different chemical compositions indicated that fluorosilicates promoted nucleation whereas the silicates without fluorine did ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022582