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Title: Crystallization of lysozyme with (R)-, (S)- and (RS)-2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol

Journal Article · · Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography (Online)
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [5];  [6];  [5]
  1. Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY (United States); Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  3. Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY (United States); Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  4. Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY (United States); Yeshiva Univ., Bronx, NY (United States)
  5. Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY (United States)
  6. Collegiate School, New York, NY (United States)

Chiral control of crystallization has ample precedent in the small-molecule world, but relatively little is known about the role of chirality in protein crystallization. In this study, lysozyme was crystallized in the presence of the chiral additive 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) separately using the R and S enantiomers as well as with a racemic RS mixture. Crystals grown with (R)-MPD had the most order and produced the highest resolution protein structures. This result is consistent with the observation that in the crystals grown with (R)-MPD and (RS)-MPD the crystal contacts are made by (R)-MPD, demonstrating that there is preferential interaction between lysozyme and this enantiomer. These findings suggest that chiral interactions are important in protein crystallization.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1193215
Report Number(s):
BNL-108006-2015-JA; ABCRE6; R&D Project: LS001
Journal Information:
Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography (Online), Vol. 71, Issue 3; ISSN 1399-0047
Publisher:
International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
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