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Mechanism of Ionic Strength Dependence of Crystal Growth Rates in a Subtilsin Variant

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Author(s)

David T. Gallagher, Q Pan, G L. Gilliland

Abstract

An orthorhombic crystal form of subtilisin exhibits a systematic variation in growth rates of its three unique faces, resulting in pronounced morphology variations, depending on ionic strength. Several common salts cause a concentration-dependent change in the crystal habit from thin plates to isometric bars. The effect is analyzed in terms of the four crystal contacts in the 1.75 A resolution X-ray structure. Morphological growth fronts and the rate-limiting attachment step for growth of each face are considered, and it is concluded that ion screening of a carboxyl-carboxyl interaction in one crystal contact plays a key role in the salt-morphology effect.
Citation
Journal of Crystal Growth
Volume
193
Issue
4
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

crystal structure, ion screening, lattice packing, protein crystal growth, subtilisin
Neutron research

Citation

Gallagher, D. , Pan, Q. and Gilliland, G. (1998), Mechanism of Ionic Strength Dependence of Crystal Growth Rates in a Subtilsin Variant, Journal of Crystal Growth (Accessed October 15, 2025)

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Created October 1, 1998, Updated February 19, 2017
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