Crystallization and preliminary data of Indian buffalo erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase

The most abundant anhydrase isoenzyme from the erythrocyte of Indian buffalo has been purified using affinity gel and DEAE-cellulose ion-exchange columns and single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction studies have been obtained. The unit cell dimensions are a = 46.8 A, b = 104.5 A, c = 60.4 A, beta = 91.2 degrees and the space group is P2(1), with two molecules per asymmetric unit.     

Preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of lysozyme produced by Streptomyces globisporus

Lysozyme from Streptomyces globisporus has been crystallized in a form suitable for X-ray structure analysis using ammonium sulfate as a precipitant. The crystals are hexagonal, space group P6(1)22 (P6(5)22) with unit cell dimensions: a = b = 129 A, c = 143 A. There are three or four molecules per asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract X-rays to at least 3.0 A resolution.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction data of two crystal forms of bovine heart creatine kinase

Two crystal forms of bovine heart creatine kinase, which are suitable for X-ray diffraction studies, have been grown at room temperature using 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol as the precipitant at pH 7.2. The space group of the orthorhombic form is P2(1)2(1)2, with unit cell dimensions a = 133 A, b = 128 A and c = 65 A, and there is one dimeric molecule in the asymmetric unit. The space group of the tetragonal form is P4(2)2(1)2, with unit cell dimensions a = b = 132 A and c = 75 A, with one subunit in the asymmetric unit. The tetragonal crystals diffract to at least 2.0 A resolution.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a peroxidase from barley grain.

Crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis of both glycosylated and non-glycosylated forms of a barley peroxidase have been grown. The crystals of the glycosylated peroxidase have been grown by the hanging drop vapour diffusion method using polyethylene glycol 4000 as the precipitant in the presence of n-propanol and potassium iodide at pH 8.5. The crystals are needles belonging to the orthorhombic spacegroup P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimensions a = 62.95 A, b = 66.24 A and c = 70.78 A. There is one barley peroxidase molecule in the asymmetric unit. The crystals contain approximately 38% solvent and appear to be stable to lengthy X-ray exposure. They diffract to beyond 1.9 A.     

Crystallization and a preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis

alpha-Amylase from Bacillus licheniformis has been crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method in the presence of calcium ions using ammonium sulfate as precipitant. The crystals are tetragonal, belonging to the space group P4(1)2(1)2 (or P4(3)2(1)2), with unit cell dimensions of a = 119.9 and c = 85.4 A. The asymmetric unit contains one molecule of alpha-amylase, with a crystal volume per protein mass (VM) of 2.78 A3/Da. The crystals diffract to better than 2.0 A Bragg spacing when exposed to synchrotron X-rays and they are reasonably stable in the X-ray beam. Thus the crystals are suitable for structure determination at high resolution by X-ray methods.     

Preliminary crystallographic analysis of a plant pathogenic factor: pectate lyase

Pectate lyase is a saccharide-binding enzyme that lyitically depolymerizes polypectate in higher plant cell walls, thus causing soft-rot diseases in food crops. A pectate lyase from Erwinia chrysanthemi, EC16 (PLe), crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimension of a = 39.0 A, b = 91.0 A and c = 103.4 A. The asymmetric unit consists of one molecule with a molecular mass of 38,118 daltons and the X-ray diffraction extends to a resolution of 1.8 A. The crystals reproducibly grow to large dimensions and are suitable for a high-resolution X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Crystallization of mouse pancreatic ribonuclease

Mouse pancreatic ribonuclease has been crystallized in a form suitable for X-ray structure determination. The crystals grown from solutions of 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol diffract to high resolution and belong to the hexagonal space group P6(1) (P6(5)) with unit cells dimensions a = b = 64.44 A, c = 53.91 A, y = 120 degrees and V = 1.94 x 10(5) A3 (1 A = 0.1 nm). There are six molecules per unit cell (1 molecule/asymmetric unit), and Vm = 2.3 A3/dalton.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of human salivary alpha-amylase.

Nonglycosylated alpha-amylase, a major component of human parotid saliva, has been crystallized by the vapor diffusion technique using 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol as the precipitant in the presence of CaCl2 at pH 9.0. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimensions of a = 53.3, b = 75.8, and c = 138.1 A. The asymmetric unit contains one amylase molecule. The solvent content is 54%. The crystals are stable to X-rays and diffract up to 2.8 A and appear to be suitable for X-ray diffraction studies.     

Preliminary crystallographic data on the complex of bovine alpha-chymotrypsin with the recombinant proteinase inhibitor eglin c from Hirudo medicinalis

The molecular complex built by bovine alpha-chymotrypsin and the recombinant proteinase inhibitor eglin c from Hirudo medicinalis has been crystallized from polyethylene glycol solutions, using a twofold molar excess of the inhibitor with respect to the serine proteinase. The optimum pH for crystal growth is 6.5. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit cell constant: a = 55.3 A, b = 59.4 A, c = 42.5 A, beta = 99.0 degrees; one complex moiety is present per asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract to 2.0 A resolution and are suitable for detailed X-ray crystallographic investigations.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray data of bromoperoxidase from Streptomyces aureofaciens ATCC 10762

Bromoperoxidase from Streptomyces aureofaciens ATCC 10762, a non-haem haloperoxidase, has been crystallized using the hanging drop method. Preliminary X-ray diffraction studies show that the crystals belong to the cubic space group P2(1)3 with a = 123.4 A. The asymmetric unit contains a dimer of Mr = 60,200. The crystals diffract to at least 2.3 A resolution and are suitable for crystallographic structure analysis.     

The isolation, purification, and preliminary crystallographic characterization of UDP-galactose-4-epimerase from Escherichia coli

Uridine diphosphogalactose-4-epimerase from E. coli has been crystallized in a form suitable for a high-resolution X-ray crystallographic structural analysis. The enzyme complexed with a substrate analogue, uridine diphosphobenzene (UDP-benzene), crystallizes readily using polyethylene glycol 8000 as the precipitant. The crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimensions, a = 76.3 A, b = 83.1 A, and c = 132.1 A. Based on still setting photographs, the crystals diffract to a nominal resolution of 2.3 A and are stable in the X-ray beam. The enzyme used in these experiments was produced by a new expression system and a modified purification scheme.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of bovine recombinant immune interferon

Reproducible conditions have been established for the crystallization of recombinant bovine immune interferon. Two cystalline forms of this protein were obtained. A tetragonal form, space group P422, with unit cell dimensions a = b = 59.0 A and c = 125.7 A and an orthorhombic form, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit cell dimensions a = 42.80 A, b = 79.90 A and c = 85.64 A were obtained under similar crystallization conditions. The orthorhombic form diffracts to 2.6 A resolution, contains a single interferon dimer in the asymmetric unit of structure and is suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray study of pig lens aldose reductase

Crystals of pig lens aldose reductase have been grown from polyethylene glycol solutions at pH 6.2 and analysed by X-ray diffraction. Two crystal forms were obtained. The first belongs to space group P1 with unit cell dimensions a = 81.3 A, b = 85.9 A, c = 56.6 A, alpha = 102.3 degrees, beta = 103.3 degrees, gamma = 79.0 degrees, with four molecules in the unit cell related by a 222 non-crystallographic symmetry. The second crystal form is hexagonal. The space group is P6(2)22 with a = b = 101 A, c = 257 A and two molecules in the asymmetric unit. Both forms are suitable for X-ray structure analysis to better than 3 A resolution.     

Preliminary crystallographic study of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from rat liver

Crystals of D-glucose-6-phosphate: NADP+ oxidoreductase were obtained with the hanging drop, vapor diffusion and batch methods from ammonium sulfate-containing solutions. X-ray diffraction photographs indicate that the crystals belong to the orthorhombic space groups I222 or I2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimensions of a = 66.0 A, b = 140.8 A and c = 177.8 A. These data, together with results from sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and crystal density experiments, indicate that there is one 116,000 Mr dimer per asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract to at least 2.2 A and are suitable for X-ray crystallographic structure determination.     

Preliminary crystallographic studies on bovine lactoferrin

The purification of bovine lactoferrin, its crystallization at low ionic strength, and preliminary X-ray crystallographic data are reported. The crystals, which grow from a two-phase system, are radiation-stable and suitable for a medium-resolution X-ray analysis. They are orthorhombic, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with cell dimensions a = 138.4 A, b = 87.1 A, c = 73.6 A, and one protein molecule in the asymmetric unit.     

Crystallization of a type I 3-dehydroquinase from Salmonella typhi.

Crystals have been grown of a type I 3-dehydroquinase from both Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. However, only those from S. typhi diffract to a resolution of 2.3 A on a conventional X-ray source and are suitable for structure determination. The space group has been determined as P2(1)2(1)2 with unit cell dimensions a = 48.01 A, b = 114.29 A, c = 42.87 A. There is one subunit in the asymmetric unit.     

Preliminary crystallographic studies of the amino terminal half of human lactoferrin in its iron-saturated and iron-free forms.

The amino terminal half of human lactoferrin (LfN) produced from transfected baby hamster kidney cells has been crystallized in its iron-saturated and iron-free forms. The crystals of glycosylated LfN and deglycosylated LfN are monoclinic, space group C2, with cell dimensions a = 133.0 A, b = 58.3 A, c = 58.3 A, alpha = 90.0 degrees, beta = 114.7 degrees, gamma = 90.0 degrees, and one molecule per asymmetric unit. Crystals of apo LfN have also been prepared using deglycosylated protein. These crystals are tetragonal, space group P4(1)2(1)2 (or P4(3)2(1)2), with cell dimensions of a = b = 58.4 A and c = 217.2 A and one molecule per asymmetric unit. Both the iron-saturated and the iron-free crystals are suitable for high resolution X-ray analysis.     

Crystals of an ATPase fragment of bovine clathrin uncoating ATPase

A 44,000 Mr amino-terminal, clathrin-independent ATPase fragment of the bovine clathrin uncoating ATPase has been crystallized in a form suitable for X-ray diffraction studies. The crystals are orthorhombic, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 145.3 A, b = 65.0 A, c = 46.9 A, with one protein molecule per asymmetric unit (1 A = 0.1 nm).     

Preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a crystallizable mutant of malate dehydrogenase from the thermophile Thermus flavus

Malate dehydrogenase from mutant strain F428 of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus flavus has now been crystallized from polyethylene glycol 8000 in a form suitable for diffraction studies. The protein crystallizes in the orthorhombic P2(1)2(1)2(1) space group with unit cell dimensions a = 71.8 A, b = 88.6 A, c = 119.0 A. The asymmetric unit consists of one homodimer of molecular mass 67,000 Da. The X-ray diffraction extends beyond 1.7 A and a full data set to 1.9 A has been collected.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of an aspartate aminotransferase mutant from Escherichia coli

Mutant aspartate aminotransferase V39L (Val39 replaced by Leu) from Escherichia coli has been crystallized into a monoclinic cell from a polyethylene glycol solution (pH 7.5) by vapor diffusion. The space group and the unit cell dimensions have been determined using a precession camera, a CAD4 diffractometer and a Nicolet Xentronics area detector to be P2(1) with a = 86.8 A, b = 79.9 A, c = 89.4 A, beta = 118.74 degrees. The crystals diffract to better than 2.3 A and are suitable for X-ray structure analysis.