| X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
7.2 |
293 |
HANGING DROP VAPOR DIFFUSION AT 293K. RESERVOIR WAS 20% PEG 3350, 0.28M KI. DROPS WERE 2 MICROL OF PSAO AT 21.58MG/ML IN 0.1M KPO4 PH 7.2, PLUS 1 MICROL OF 0.1M KPO4 PH 7.5, PLUS 1 MICROL OF RESERVOIR SOLUTION. THE CRYSTAL WAS CRYOPROTECTED BY SOAKING FOR 5 MIN IN 5 MICROL OF 0.2M KI, 25% PEG 3350 AND 15% GLYCEROL UNDER 30MICROL OF PARAFFIN IN A SITTING DROP DEPRESSION. THE CRYSTAL WAS EXPOSED TO XENON GAS FOR 5 MINUTES, INITIALLY AT PRESSURE OF 100 PSI THEN INCREASING TO A FINAL PRESSURE OF 220 PSI, USING A XENON CHAMBER (HAMPTON RESEARCH). AFTER THE XENON WAS RELEASED FROM THE CHAMBER, THE CRYSTAL WAS SNAP-FROZEN IN LIQUID NITROGEN WITHIN 1-3 S. |