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Protein crystallization – is it rocket science? by DeLucas, Lawrence J

“…Fueled by initial space shuttle results, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been supporting fundamental studies of macromolecular…”
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Real time evolution of concentration distribution around tetragonal lysozyme crystal: case study in gel and free solution by Hou, W.B, Kudryavtsev, A.B, Bray, T.L, DeLucas, L.J, Wilson, W.W

“…Two-beam Michaelson interferometry was used to study concentration gradient layers around gel-grown tetragonal lysozyme crystals. Crystals were grown in gel to…”
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A preliminary study of space- and ground-grown insulin crystals by X-ray diffraction and by light scattering tomography by De Mattei, R.C, Feigelson, R.S, Bray, T.L, DeLucas, L.J, Symersky, J

“…For the first time, both X-ray diffraction and light scattering tomography were used to study the same set of space- and ground-grown protein crystals. X-ray…”
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Bioactivity of Peptide Analogs of the Neutrophil Chemoattractant, N-Acetyl-Proline-Glycine-Proline by Haddox, Jeffrey L, Pfister, Roswell R, Muccio, Donald D, Villain, Matteo, Sommers, Charnell I, Chaddha, Manjula, Anantharamaiah, G. M, Brouillette, Wayne J, DeLucas, Lawrence J

“…The release of N-acetyl-proline-glycine-proline (PGP), a chemoattractant resulting from direct alkaline hydrolysis of corneal proteins, is believed to be the…”
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Crystallization of engineered Thermus flavus 5S rRNA under earth and microgravity conditions by Lorenz, S., Perbandt, M., Lippmann, C., Moore, K., DeLucas, L. J., Betzel, Ch, Erdmann, V. A.

“…Thermus flavus 5S rRNA with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa was modified at the 5′ and 3′ ends. Crystals were obtained under earth and microgravity…”
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A new approach to the measurement of protein solubility by Michaelson interferometry by Gray, R.J., Hou, W.B., Kudryavtsev, A.B., DeLucas, L.J.

“…Protein concentration influences nucleation and crystal growth rates, therefore an appropriate degree of supersaturation is essential for the preparation of…”
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Space-Grown Neuraminidase Crystals by DeLucas, Lawrence J.

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The effect of ordering of internal water in thaumatin and lysozyme crystals as revealed by Raman method by Kudryavtsev, A.B., Christopher, G., Smith, C.D., Mirov, S.B., Rosenblum, W.M., DeLucas, L.J.

“…The correlation between the relative intensity of water Raman band and crystal quality was studied for thaumatin and tetragonal lysozyme crystals grown under…”
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The international space station X-ray crystallography facility by Crysel, W.B, DeLucas, L.J, Weise, L.D, Smith, C.D, McDonald, W.T

“…This paper presents an overview of the X-ray Crystallography Facility (XCF) currently under development by UAB/CBSE with major support from three contractors…”
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View on biocrystallization from Jena, 2002 by Chernov, A. A., DeLucas, L. J.

“…An introductory report of the ICCBM9 meeting in Jena, Germany, 2002, is given…”
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New Crystallization Systems Envisioned for Microgravity Studies by Bray, T. L., Kim, L. J., Askew, R. P., Harrington, M. D., Rosenblum, W. M., Wilson, W. W., DeLucas, L. J.

“…Laboratory‐based systems have been constructed to demonstrate two methods which will allow for dynamic control of protein‐crystal growth. The technologies…”
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Crystal structure of adenosine kinase from Toxoplasma gondii at 1.8 Å resolution by COOK, WILLIAM J., DeLUCAS, LAWRENCE J., CHATTOPADHYAY, DEBASISH

“…Human infection with Toxoplasma gondii is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Protozoan parasites such as T. gondii are incapable of de novo purine…”
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N-acetylglucosamine kinase and N-acetylglucosamine 6-phosphate deacetylase in normal human erythrocytes and Plasmodium falciparum by Weidanz, J A, Campbell, P, Moore, D, DeLucas, L J, Rodén, L, Thompson, J N, Vezza, A C

“…The major pathways of glucose metabolism in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, have now been elucidated, and the structures and properties of…”
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Rotation function studies of human C-reactive protein by Myles, D A, Rule, S A, DeLucas, L J, Babu, Y S, Xu, Y, Volanakis, J E, Bugg, C E, Bailey, S, Greenhough, T J

“…Rotation function studies of two tetragonal crystal forms of human C-reactive protein have confirmed the pentameric structure of the molecule. The two crystal…”
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Large scale preparation of homogeneous bacteriorhodopsin by Lorber, Bernard, DeLucas, Larry J.

“…Homogeneous bacteriorhodopsin was obtained preparatively (100 mg batches) from purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium cells. The homogeneity of the protein…”
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Polarized Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Tetragonal Lysozyme Single Crystals by Kudryavtsev, A. B., Mirov, S. B., DeLucas, L. J., Nicolete, C., Van Der Woerd, M., Bray, T. L., Basiev, T. T.

“…Polarized Raman spectra have been obtained for tetragonal lysozyme single crystals of different relative quality. The Raman band at 507 cm−1, which corresponds…”
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Glucosamine 6-phosphate deaminase in normal human erythrocytes by Weidanz, J A, Campbell, P, DeLucas, L J, Jin, J, Moore, D, Rodén, L, Yu, H, Heilmann, E, Vezza, A C

“…In the course of an investigation of hexosamine catabolism in the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, it became apparent that a basic understanding…”
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Glucosamine 6-phosphate deaminase in Plasmodium falciparum by Weidanz, J A, Campbell, P, Moore, D, DeLucas, L J, Rodén, L, Vezza, A C

“…The pathways of glucose utilization for energy production in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, have been studied extensively. Little is known,…”
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Protein crystal growth in microgravity-temperature induced large scale crystallization of insulin by Long, M M, DeLucas, L J, Smith, C, Carson, M, Moore, K, Harrington, M D, Pillion, D J, Bishop, S P, Rosenblum, W M, Naumann, R J, Chait, A, Prahl, J, Bugg, C E

“…One of the major stumbling blocks that prevents rapid structure determination using x-ray crystallography is macromolecular crystal growth. There are many…”
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Preliminary crystallographic studies on human complement pro-factor D by Narayana, S V, Yamauchi, Y, Macon, K J, Moore, D, DeLucas, L J, Volanakis, J E

“…The recombinant zymogen of the human complement protein factor D has been crystallized. Crystals were grown by vapor diffusion using polyethylene glycol 6000…”
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