scholarly journals Application of protein engineering to enhance crystallizability and improve crystal properties

2010 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 604-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zygmunt S. Derewenda
Keyword(s):  
Protein Engineering ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Protein Crystallization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Radiation Sources ◽  
Crystal Properties ◽  
Automated Model Building

Until recently, protein crystallization has mostly been regarded as a stochastic event over which the investigator has little or no control. With the dramatic technological advances in synchrotron-radiation sources and detectors and the equally impressive progress in crystallographic software, including automated model building and validation, crystallization has increasingly become the rate-limiting step in X-ray diffraction studies of macromolecules. However, with the advent of recombinant methods it has also become possible to engineer target proteins and their complexes for higher propensity to form crystals with desirable X-ray diffraction qualities. As most proteins that are under investigation today are obtained by heterologous overexpression, these techniques hold the promise of becoming routine tools with the potential to transform classical crystallization screening into a more rational high-success-rate approach. This article presents an overview of protein-engineering methods designed to enhance crystallizability and discusses a number of examples of their successful application.

Texture measurements in Al2O3 using BEKP

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 608-609
Author(s):  
M. D. Vaudin ◽  
J. P. Cline
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Rapid Method ◽  
Crystallographic Orientation ◽  
Specimen Surface ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Anisotropic Crystal ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Crystal Properties ◽  
Backscattered Electron

The study of preferred crystallographic orientation (texture) in ceramics is assuming greater importance as their anisotropic crystal properties are being used to advantage in an increasing number of applications. The quantification of texture by a reliable and rapid method is required. Analysis of backscattered electron Kikuchi patterns (BEKPs) can be used to provide the crystallographic orientation of as many grains as time and resources allow. The technique is relatively slow, particularly for noncubic materials, but the data are more accurate than any comparable technique when a sufficient number of grains are analyzed. Thus, BEKP is well-suited as a verification method for data obtained in faster ways, such as x-ray or neutron diffraction. We have compared texture data obtained using BEKP, x-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction. Alumina specimens displaying differing levels of axisymmetric (0001) texture normal to the specimen surface were investigated.BEKP patterns were obtained from about a hundred grains selected at random in each specimen.

scholarly journals Influence of pretreatment on the properties of α-Fe2O3 and the effect on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. 2415-2424
Author(s):  
S. Mokhtari ◽  
N. Dokhan ◽  
S. Omeiri ◽  
B. Berkane ◽  
M. Trari
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Average Crystallite Size ◽  
Sample Surface ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Lattice Constants ◽  
Electrochemical Pretreatment ◽  
Crystal Properties ◽  
Rhombohedral Symmetry

Abstract The hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanostructures were synthesized by thermal oxidation of metal at 500 °C under atmospheric pressure. We studied the effect of the electrochemical pretreatment of the substrate before calcinations and its impact on the morphology, crystalline structure, lattice microstructural, and optical properties of α-Fe2O3. Uniform nanosheets were observed on the sample surface after calcination; their dimension and morphology were accentuated by the pretreatment, as confirmed by the SEM images. The characteristics of the nanostructures, analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), revealed a rhombohedral symmetry with the space group R-3c and lattice constants: a = 0.5034 nm and c = 1.375 nm. The average crystallite size and strain, determined from the Williamson-Hall (W-H) plot, showed substantial variations after the substrate pretreatment. The Raman spectroscopy confirmed the changes in the crystal properties of the hematite submitted to pretreatment. The diffuse reflectance allowed to evaluate the optical gap which lies between 1.2 and 1.97 eV, induced by the electrochemical processing. The photocatalytic activity of α-Fe2O3 films was assessed by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under LED light; 15% enhancement of the degradation for the pretreated specimens was noticed.

Polysaccharides as Precipitants in Protein Crystallization for X-Ray Diffraction Studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1152-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vepsäläinen ◽  
Katja Palmunen ◽  
Sinikka Uotila ◽  
Kalevi Visuri ◽  
Juha Rouvinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Crystallization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

X-Ray Diffraction and Molecular Model Building Studies of The Interaction of Actinomycin with Nucleic Acids

Nature ◽  
1963 ◽  
Vol 198 (4880) ◽  
pp. 538-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. HAMILTON ◽  
W. FULLER ◽  
E. REICH
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acids ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Molecular Model ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray

The Influence of Emulsifiers on the Crystal Properties of Tristearin and Trilaurin

1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Schlichter ◽  
I. Mayer ◽  
S. Sarig ◽  
N. Garti
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Melting Point ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sorbitan Monostearate ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sorbitan Monolaurate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystal Properties ◽  
Long Chain

AbstractThe effect of solid emulsifiers, added at the level of 10%, on the lattice parameters of tristearin and trilaurin, has been studied by powder X-ray diffraction method. The presence of sorbitan monostearate and glycerol-l-stearate affects slightly the lattice constant a in tristearin; on the other hand, although sorbitan monostearate causes an increase in a of trilaurin, glycerol-l-stearate does not. The presence of sorbitan monolaurate and glycerol-l-laurate affect a of trilaurin similarly to the long chain emulsifiers.A correlation between the effect on a and the increase in melting point has been found.The presence of the emulsifier does not alter drastically the lattice dimensions of the fat. The slight dissimilarity in crystal structure between tristearin and trilaurin is confirmed by the diverse effects of the emulsifiers on the internal structure of the fat.

Characterization of Tungsten Silicides Formed by Rapid Thermal Annealing.

1985 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Siegal ◽  
J. J. Santiago ◽  
J. Van der Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
High Vacuum ◽  
Diffusion Profile ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Mixed Composition ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Radiation Sources ◽  
New Phase ◽  
Film Side

ABSTRACTTungsten silicide samples were formed by sputter depositing 80 nm W metal onto (100) oriented, 5 ohm-cm Si wafers. After deposition, the samples were fast radiatively processed in an RTA system using quartz-halogen tungsten lamps as radiation sources for time intervals ranging from 20 to 60s under high vacuum. Films processed at 22–25 W/cm2 radiation with the film side of the samples oriented away from the lamps result in films which are metallic or cloudy in color, and have mixed composition as evidenced by x-ray diffraction (W, W5 Si3 and WSi2). Films processed with the film side oriented toward the lamps show the occurrence of a phase transforF.ation clearly nucleated at the film edge. The new phase is grey and mostly composed of WSi2, with film resistivities 55–60 μΩ-cm. AES measurements show a uniformly distributed Si diffusion profile into the metal film, while SEM indicates a nucleation and growth of the phase once diffusion occurs.

scholarly journals In-plate protein crystallization,in situligand soaking and X-ray diffraction

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 747-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albane le Maire ◽  
Muriel Gelin ◽  
Sylvie Pochet ◽  
François Hoh ◽  
Michel Pirocchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Crystallization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray
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