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Publication Abstract from PubMed

A state-of-the-art review of the role of the Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplate on protein crystal structures is here presented. Crystals grown by nanostructured template appear more radiation resistant than the classical ones, even in the presence of a third-generation highly focused beam at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. The electron density maps and the changes in parameters such as total diffractive power, B-factor, and pairwise R-factor have been discussed. Protein crystals, grown by the Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplate-based method, proved to be more radiation resistant compared to crystals grown by the classical hanging drop method in terms of both global and specific damage.

Langmuir-blodgett nanotemplate and radiation resistance in protein crystals: state of the art.,Belmonte L, Pechkova E, Tripathi S, Scudieri D, Nicolini C Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr. 2012;22(3):219-32. PMID:23140163^[1]

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