Crystals of luciferase from Vibrio harveyi. A preliminary characterization. 1985

R Swanson, and L H Weaver, and S J Remington, and B W Matthews, and T O Baldwin

Bacterial luciferase from Vibrio harveyi, the 77,000-dalton light-emitting enzyme of the marine bacterium, has been crystallized into a two million cubic Angstrom cell with P212121 symmetry. The cell constants are a = 59.6 +/- 0.4 A, b = 112 +/- 0.7 A, and c = 302 +/- 2 A. The reflections corresponding to the 302-A cell edge can be resolved by suitable collimation of the incident beam, without resorting to focusing mirrors. The crystals diffract to better than 3-A resolution and are large enough (0.7 mm) for data collection. The crystallization conditions are presented and general crystallization characteristics are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008156 Luciferases Enzymes that oxidize certain LUMINESCENT AGENTS to emit light (PHYSICAL LUMINESCENCE). The luciferases from different organisms have evolved differently so have different structures and substrates. Luciferase
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D003460 Crystallization The formation of crystalline substances from solutions or melts. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Crystalline Polymorphs,Polymorphism, Crystallization,Crystal Growth,Polymorphic Crystals,Crystal, Polymorphic,Crystalline Polymorph,Crystallization Polymorphism,Crystallization Polymorphisms,Crystals, Polymorphic,Growth, Crystal,Polymorph, Crystalline,Polymorphic Crystal,Polymorphisms, Crystallization,Polymorphs, Crystalline
D014733 Vibrio A genus of VIBRIONACEAE, made up of short, slightly curved, motile, gram-negative rods. Various species produce cholera and other gastrointestinal disorders as well as abortion in sheep and cattle. Beneckea
D014961 X-Ray Diffraction The scattering of x-rays by matter, especially crystals, with accompanying variation in intensity due to interference effects. Analysis of the crystal structure of materials is performed by passing x-rays through them and registering the diffraction image of the rays (CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY). (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Xray Diffraction,Diffraction, X-Ray,Diffraction, Xray,Diffractions, X-Ray,Diffractions, Xray,X Ray Diffraction,X-Ray Diffractions,Xray Diffractions

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