Conventional and non-Conventional Methods of - SMCr

SMCr. Séptimo Congreso Nacional de Cristalografía. Villahermosa, Tabasco, México 4- 9 de mayo del 2014
Conventional and non-Conventional Methods of Protein Crystallization
Abel Moreno
Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico, D.F. 04510 México.
E-mail address: [email protected]
Abstract. In this talk, it is presented an overview of crystal growth methods from conventional (classic) and nonconventional (using electric and magnetic fields) techniques for protein crystallization and crystal growth. In order
to control the kinetics of the crystallization process, it will be also presented what physical and chemical parameters
allow us to control the nucleation, and crystal growth of biological macromolecules. Finally, in the particular case of
the use of electric and magnetic fields applied to protein crystallization for crystal quality enhancement, novel
devices to grow protein crystals will be also presented. Finally the influence of these electric and magnetic fields on
the 3D structure of proteins will be also shown.
Acknowledgements: the author (AM) thanks to CONACYT Project No. 175924.