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. 2009 Oct 30;65(Pt 11):1182–1186. doi: 10.1107/S1744309109042067

Table 1. Description of the four crystal forms obtained with the two constructs.

  GA53BK GA57BK
  Form I Form II Form III Form IV
Temperature (K) 293 293 293 293
Crystal-growth time 1 week 2 d 2 weeks 2–4 d
Crystallization solution 0.1 M sodium cacodylate pH 6.5, 0.01 M magnesium acetate, 1.3 M lithium sulfate 0.1 M bicine pH 9, 0.15 M sodium chloride, 4%(w/v) PEG 550 MME 0.1 M Na HEPES pH 7.5, 0.2 M calcium chloride, 22%(w/v) PEG 400 0.1 M Na HEPES pH 7.5, 4%(w/v) PEG 4000, 30%(v/v) MPD
Crystal dimensions (µm) 60 × 60 × 60 300 × 30 × 30 150 × 100 × 100 200 × 200 × 20
Space group I23 P61212 C2221 C2
Unit-cell parameters (Å, °) a = b = c = 327.2, α = β = γ = 90 a = b = 196.2, c = 281.8, α = β = 90, γ = 120 a = 89.5, b = 187.4, c = 149.0, α = β = γ = 90 a = 163.9, b = 109.6, c = 102.0, α = γ = 90, β = 120.4
Unit-cell volume (Å3) 35 × 106 9 × 106 2.5 × 106 1.6 × 106
No. of asymmetric units (ASUs) in cell 24 12 8 2
Range of possible No. of molecules in ASU 5–14 3–8 1–3 1–4
No. of molecules in ASU 6 3 2 2
VM3 Da−1) 4.58 4.88 2.72 3.44
Solvent content (%) 73.15 74.81 54.76 64.26
No. of biological units in ASU 3 1.5 1 1
No. of crystals tested 50 100 20 20
Resolution limit (Å) 4.6 4.0 3.4 2.7