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. 2010 Jul 6;66(Pt 10):1309–1316. doi: 10.1107/S1744309110008092

Table 4. Frequency of cryoprotectant reagents found as bound ligands in JCSG structures.

Values in parentheses correspond to occurances in all of the other structures in the PDB. These numbers are obtained from structures that report the use of these compounds in the crystal-growth conditions in their headers.

Cryo reagent No. of times used in crystallization/cryoprotective conditions No. of times observed in structures % observed
EDO 348 (888) 284 (184) 81.6 (20.7)
GOL 302 (3079) 167 (723) 55.3 (23.5)
MPD 106 (2558) 47 (373) 44.3 (14.6)
PEG 200 78 44 56.4
PEG 400 70 21 30.0

Three-letter codes: EDO, ethylene glycol; GOL, glycerol; MPD, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol.