L.Belmonte
et al.
(2012).
Langmuir-Blodgett nanotemplate and radiation resistance in protein crystals: state of the art.
Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr,
22,
219-232.
PubMed id: 23140163
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.