Crystal quality enhancement by magnetic fields

被引：33
作者：
Sazaki, Gen [1 ]
机构：
[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Mat Res, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
来源：
PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 2009年 / 101卷 / 1-3期
关键词：
Magnetic fields; Crystal quality enhancement; Magnetic orientation; Magnetic convection suppression; X-RAY-DIFFRACTION; PROTEIN CRYSTALS; NATURAL-CONVECTION; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS; ORTHORHOMBIC LYSOZYME; SOLUTE CONVECTION; GRAVITATIONAL-FIELDS; GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; FORCE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2009.12.003
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
From the latter half of the 90s, many studies of the effects of magnetic fields on protein crystallization have been carried out. It has been found that the crystallization of proteins under both homogeneous and inhomogeneous (gradient) magnetic fields enhances the quality of protein crystals. The quality enhancement is attributed to the magnetic orientation of protein crystals and the magnetic suppression of buoyancy convection in protein solutions. The magnetic fields also affect the kinetics of protein crystallization and hence change the habit of protein crystals. In this review, the effects of magnetic fields on protein crystallization, their mechanisms and indispensable future studies are outlined. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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