Recent Insights into the Crystallization Process; Protein Crystal Nucleation and Growth Peculiarities; Processes in the Presence of Electric Fields

• DOI: 10.3390/cryst7100310
• Publication Date: 2017-10-16T15:11:09Z
• Authors: Christo Nanev
• Keywords: Protein crystallization; Mesoscopic physics; Crystal (programming language)

Three-dimensional protein molecule structures are essential for acquiring a deeper insight of the human genome, and developing novel protein-based pharmaceuticals. X-ray diffraction studies such require well-diffracting crystals. A set external physical factors may promote direct crystallization so that crystals obtained useful studies. Application electric fields aids control over crystal size quality. Protein nucleation growth in presence reviewed. notion mesoscopic level impact on exercised by an field is also considered.