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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 11.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 2011 Nov;0 17:Unit17.4. doi: 10.1002/0471140864.ps1704s66

Table 17.4.1.

Crystallization Matrix Components Used in Crystal Screen 1 (Hampton Research) to Crystallize Proteins

Precipitant Salt Buffer
Ammonium phosphate Ammonium acetate Imidazole, pH 6.5
Ammonium sulfate Ammonium sulfate Sodium acetate, pH 4.6
Lithium sulfate Calcium acetate Sodium citrate, pH 5.6
Magnesium formate Calcium chloride Sodium cacodylate, pH 6.5
MPDa Lithium sulfate Sodium HEPES, pH 7.5
PEGb (400, 1500, 4000, 8000) Magnesium acetate Tris·Cl, pH 8.5
Potassium phosphate Magnesium chloride
Potassium tartrate Sodium acetate
2-Propanol Sodium citrate
Sodium acetate Zinc acetate
Sodium citrate
Sodium formate
Sodium phosphate
Sodium tartrate
a

MPD, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol.

b

PEG, polyethylene glycol.