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Article: High-quality protein crystals grown on earth

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April 24, 2008
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Washington, April 24 -- High-quality proteins need no longer be grown in space, thanks to a Dutch chemist, who has successfully developed two attractive alternatives for making it possible to grow protein crystals here on earth under weightless conditions.

Dutch chemist Paul Poodt made use of the fact that if the crystals are grown upside down in a strong magnetic field; fluid flows that disrupt crystal growth are suppressed, thus, making it possible to grow high-quality proteins on earth.

Protein crystals provide vital knowledge for drug development. The production of an effective drug requires knowledge of how ...

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