| X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
6.50 |
294 |
CRYSTALS OF HIS313GLN NIR WERE GROWN BY THE HANGING-DROP VAPOUR DIFFUSION METHOD AT 21OC. 2ML OF 6-8 MG ML-1 PROTEIN IN 10 MM TRIS-HCL PH 7.1 WAS MIXED WITH AN EQUAL VOLUME OF RESERVOIR SOLUTION CONSISTING OF 25% PEG-MME 550, 10 MM ZINC SULPHATE, 0.1M MES PH 6.5 AND SUSPENDED OVER A 500 ML RESERVOIR. CRYSTALS OF BOTH MUTANTS WERE AN INTENSE BLUE COLOUR AND GREW WITHIN TWO DAYS TO APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS 0.9 X 0.6 X 0.1 MM IN A RHOMBOHEDRAL MORPHOLOGY. FOR HIS313GLN_NO2.-, 10MM SODIUM NITRITE WAS ADDED TO THE RESERVOIR SOLUTION PRIOR TO CRYSTALLISATION. |
