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- Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplates for protein crystallography. Pechkova E, Nicolini C. Nat Protoc 12 2570-2589 (2017)
Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplate and radiation resistance in protein crystals: state of the art.
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Abstract
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.