Re: [ccp4bb]: high solvent content

[Tassos Papageorgiou <apapageo@btk.utu.fi>]

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One crystal form of human serum albumin contains ~78% (!) solvent content (see 
He and Carter 1992, Nature 358, 209-215)

Hope that helps

T. 

Quoting Richard Gillilan <reg8@cornell.edu>:

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> Does anyone know of a commerically-available 
> protein that crystallizes in a form that contains
> unusually high solvent content (say > 70%)?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
>    Richard Gillilan
>    MacCHESS
>    Cornell University
> 



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