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protein crystallography

An image of snow crystals to depict protein crystallization seeding
Protein Expression and Analysis

5 Protein Crystallization Seeding Techniques for Bigger and Better Crystals

ByThomas Warwick

Protein crystals are crucial for structure solution via X-ray crystallography but are notoriously hard to grow. We’ve got you covered with 5 clever protein crystallization seeding methods to grow impressive protein crystals.

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Water droplets representing water of crystallization
Chemistry for Biologists

What is Water of Crystallization? Everything You Need to Know

ByThomas Warwick

Not sure what water of crystallization is? This article explains everything you need to know so that you’re equipped with the knowledge to decide if it matters to your experiments.

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Protein Expression and Analysis

An Introduction to Circular Dichroism Part 2: Circular Dichroism Practice

ByThomas Warwick

Circular dichroism is a type of spectroscopy that can tell you the type and percentage of secondary structure units in a protein sample. Here are 5 handy pointers on best circular dichroism practice to set up your experiment properly.

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Protein Expression and Analysis

An Introduction to Circular Dichroism Part 1: Circular Dichroism Theory

ByThomas Warwick

Circular dichroism is a type of spectroscopy that can tell you the type and percentage of secondary structure units in a protein sample. This article will take you through circular dichroism theory and some of its applications.

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Protein Expression and Analysis

5 Easy Ways to Tell Salt and Protein Crystals Apart

ByThomas Warwick

How do you make sure that the crystals you have grown are of your target protein? Can you tell salt and protein crystals apart without using X-ray diffraction? Yes, you can. Read on to discover five easy ways to distinguish between salt and protein crystals.

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An image of salt crystals to depict the crystallization of protein–DNA complexes
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Techniques

Crystallize Your Protein–DNA Complex by Optimizing These Key Parameters

ByThomas Warwick

Looking to engineer a crystal? Here are some key parameters to optimize to give you the maximum chance of success at crystallizing protein DNA–complexes.

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