Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] off-topic: crystal optimization without buffer

2009-11-28 Thread Karthik S
Hi Katja, If your protein preparation did have salt, you could try lowering that salt (if your protein tolerates) and grid search with varying (increasing) PEG concentrations. Seeding and Additives should really help. the effect/outcome is difficult to predict but these two techniques are helpful i

[ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] off-topic: crystal optimization without buffer

2009-11-19 Thread Jan Schoepe
Hi Katja, it makes perfect sense to add a buffer to your assay. Of course for the beginning something which buffers well around pH 7 like HEPES, BTP, etc. would be appropriate. If your purification protocol is optimized I would not change the conditions of the purification buffer. But this migh