Influence of the chirality of short peptide supramolecular hydrogels in protein crystallogenesis.
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For the first time the influence of the chirality of the gel fibers in protein crystallogenesis has been studied. Enantiomeric hydrogels 1 and 2 were tested with model proteins lysozyme and glucose isomerase and a formamidase extracted from B. cereus. Crystallization behaviour and crystal quality of these proteins in both hydrogels are presented and compared.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 51 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015