Enhancing Protein Crystallization under a Magnetic Field
- Authors
- Ryu, Sun Young; Oh, In Hwan; Cho, Sang Jin; Kim, Shin Ae; Song, Hyun Kyu
- Issue Date
- 9월-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- crystallization; ENR; lysozyme; magnetic field; nucleation
- Citation
- CRYSTALS, v.10, no.9
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CRYSTALS
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 9
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/53246
- DOI
- 10.3390/cryst10090821
- ISSN
- 2073-4352
- Abstract
- High-quality crystals are essential to ensure high-resolution structural information. Protein crystals are controlled by many factors, such as pH, temperature, and the ion concentration of crystalline solutions. We previously reported the development of a device dedicated to protein crystallization. In the current study, we have further modified and improved our device. Exposure to external magnetic field leads to alignment of the crystal toward a preferred direction depending on the magnetization energy. Each material has different magnetic susceptibilities depending on the individual direction of their unit crystal cells. One of the strategies to acquire a large crystal entails controlling the nucleation rate. Furthermore, exposure of a crystal to a magnetic field may lead to new morphologies by affecting the crystal volume, shape, and quality.
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