Protein crystallization under microgravity conditions. Analysis of the results of Russian experiments performed on the International Space Station in 2005−2015

Conditions of mass transport to growing crystals have a considerable effect on the crystal size and quality. The reduction of convective transport can help improve the quality of crystals for X-ray crystallography. One approach to minimizing convective transport is crystallization in a microgravity...

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Published in:Crystallography reports 2016-09, Vol.61 (5), p.718-729
Main Authors: Boyko, K. M., Timofeev, V. I., Samygina, V. R., Kuranova, I. P., Popov, V. O., Koval’chuk, M. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystal growth
Crystallization
Crystallography
Crystallography and Scattering Methods
International Space Station
Mass transport
Microgravity
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Proteins
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Summary:Conditions of mass transport to growing crystals have a considerable effect on the crystal size and quality. The reduction of convective transport can help improve the quality of crystals for X-ray crystallography. One approach to minimizing convective transport is crystallization in a microgravity environment, in particular, in space. The data obtained by our research team in protein crystallization experiments on the International Space Station are surveyed and analyzed.
ISSN:1063-7745
1562-689X
DOI:10.1134/S1063774516050059