RESUMEN
The Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor from seeds of Flamboyant (Delonix regia) has been purified to homogeneity and plate-like crystals suitable for X-ray analysis have been grown by the hanging-drop method using PEG 6000 as a precipitant. The crystals belong to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit-cell parameters a = 32.15, b = 69.39, c = 72.54 A. X-ray diffraction data have been collected to 2.95 A resolution. The structure has been solved by molecular replacement using the known structures of trypsin inhibitors from Erythrina caffra seeds (PDB code 1tie) and from soya beans (Glycine max; PDB code 1ba7) as search models.
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Semillas/química , Inhibidor de la Tripsina de Soja de Kunitz/química , Cristalización , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Árboles , Inhibidor de la Tripsina de Soja de Kunitz/aislamiento & purificaciónRESUMEN
The Brazilian National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) has a dedicated protein crystallography beamline. The optical elements of the beamline include an elastically bent cylindrical mirror and a triangular bent-crystal monochromator, which focus synchrotron radiation at the position of the sample in the vertical and horizontal planes, respectively. The monochromatic radiation is tunable between 2.0 and 1.2 A with the optimum wavelengths from 1.3 to 1.6 A, chosen to maximize the photon flux from the bending magnets of the storage ring (1.37 GeV). Diffraction images are recorded on a 345 mm-diameter MarResearch image-plate detector system with on-line readout. The experimental parameters of the beamline, such as the integral monochromatic flux and focus size, have been measured. The size of the beam at the position of the focal point is 0.5 x 0.5 mm(2). The flux density is between 4.4 x 10(10) and 8 x 10(10) photons s(-1) mm(-2) for wavelengths from 1.28 to 1.6 A. The energy resolution is sufficient to measure absorption edges of elements between 1.28 and 2 A. The facility, intended to serve the national and international community, has been commissioned and is available for users.