2013.01.04

蛋白質結晶套組

人體的蛋白質能催化化學反應、組成細胞並傳遞訊息。若想了解其運作原理，研究人員必須先知道蛋白質的三維結構，方法之一是讓蛋白質在佈滿數百個小孔的平板上結晶。然而現有的蛋白質結晶工具有許多缺點：用來操作蛋白質晶體的小工具材質堅硬且容易振動，會破壞脆弱的樣本。為了解決這個惱人的問題，美國康乃爾大學的物理學家

影像來源：FROM "DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE X-RAY TRANSPARENT CRYSTALLIZATION PLATES FOR IN SITU PROTEIN CRYSTAL SCREENING AND ANALYSIS," BY AHMED S. M. SOLIMAN ET AL., IN ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, VOL. 67, NO. 7; JULY 2011

影像來源：FROM "DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE X-RAY TRANSPARENT CRYSTALLIZATION PLATES FOR IN SITU PROTEIN CRYSTAL SCREENING AND ANALYSIS," BY AHMED S. M. SOLIMAN ET AL., IN ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, VOL. 67, NO. 7; JULY 2011

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