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277 |
MAVDHFR (15 MG/ML) IN 20 MM HEPES (PH 7.0), 1 MM DTT, 0.1 MM EDTA, 1.5 MM NAN3 WAS MIXED WITH NADPH (3 MM, 15 MIN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE) AND THEN SRI-8686 (2 MM, 15 MIN ON ICE). CRYSTALLIZATION (HANGING DROP VAPOR PHASE EQUILIBRATION) WAS ACHIEVED BY MIXING WITH AN EQUAL VOLUME OF THE PROTEIN COMPLEX WITH A RESERVOIR SOLUTION CONSISTING OF 55-70% 2-METHYL-2, 4-PENTANEDIOL (MPD) AND 100 MM HEPES (PH 6.5-7.5), AND SUSPENDING THE MIXTURE OVER THE RESERVOIR AT 277 K. SMALL ROD-LIKE CRYSTALS (0.01 X 0.01 X 0.05 MM) GREW WITHIN 2 DAYS. CRYSTALS WERE FLASH-COOLED DIRECTLY FROM THE DROP IN LIQUID N2. |
