The form-B monodinic insulin crystal was obtained from the sodium citrate buffer with 1% zinc chloride, keeping phenolic content between 0.76% and 1.25%. Its space group is P21, cell constants are: a = 4.924nm, b=6.09...The form-B monodinic insulin crystal was obtained from the sodium citrate buffer with 1% zinc chloride, keeping phenolic content between 0.76% and 1.25%. Its space group is P21, cell constants are: a = 4.924nm, b=6.094nm, c=4.818nm, β=95.8°. There are 6 insulin molecules which form a hexamer. The initial phase was obtained by using rotation function program of X-PLOR program package and molecular packing program of our laboratory. The molecular model was chosen from 4 zinc bovine insulin hexamer. After the preliminary refinement by using the rnacromolecular rigid body refinement technique, the molecular model was further refined and adjusted by using the energy-minimizing stereochemically restrained least-squared refinement on the difference Fourier maps. The finial R-factor is 214% at 0.3nm resolution, the r.m.s. deviations from standard bond length and bond angle are 0.0022nm and 4.7°, respectively.展开更多
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文摘The form-B monodinic insulin crystal was obtained from the sodium citrate buffer with 1% zinc chloride, keeping phenolic content between 0.76% and 1.25%. Its space group is P21, cell constants are: a = 4.924nm, b=6.094nm, c=4.818nm, β=95.8°. There are 6 insulin molecules which form a hexamer. The initial phase was obtained by using rotation function program of X-PLOR program package and molecular packing program of our laboratory. The molecular model was chosen from 4 zinc bovine insulin hexamer. After the preliminary refinement by using the rnacromolecular rigid body refinement technique, the molecular model was further refined and adjusted by using the energy-minimizing stereochemically restrained least-squared refinement on the difference Fourier maps. The finial R-factor is 214% at 0.3nm resolution, the r.m.s. deviations from standard bond length and bond angle are 0.0022nm and 4.7°, respectively.
