X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
4.8 |
293 |
CANDIDA ANTARCTICA LIPASE B (CALB) WAS PURCHASED BY HAMPTON RESEARCH AND CRYSTALLIZED WITHOUT FURTHER PURIFICATION. CRYSTALLIZATION TRIALS WERE PERFORMED AT 293 K USING THE HANGING-DROP METHOD USING A QUIAGEN EASYXTAL 15-WELL PLATE. 1 UL OF A 15 MG/ML CALB SOLUTION IN 20MM NA(CH3COO) PH = 4.8 WAS DILUTED WITH 1 UL OF THE PRECIPITANT SOLUTION, MADE OF 200MM NA(CH3COO) PH = 4.8, 20% (W/V) PEG4000, AND 10-13% (V/V) 2-PROPANOL. THE DROP WAS EQUILIBRATED BY VAPOR DIFFUSION AGAINST 500 ML OF THE PRECIPITANT SOLUTION. PROTEIN CRYSTALS OF NATIVE CALB APPEARED WITHIN ONE WEEK AND GREW TO A SIZE OF 0.2 X 0.4 X 0.5 MM3 IN THREE WEEKS |