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Enum: CrystallizationMethod

Methods for protein crystallization

URI: valuesets:CrystallizationMethod

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
VAPOR_DIFFUSION_HANGING None Vapor diffusion hanging drop method
VAPOR_DIFFUSION_SITTING None Vapor diffusion sitting drop method
MICROBATCH None Microbatch under oil method
DIALYSIS None Dialysis crystallization
FREE_INTERFACE_DIFFUSION None Free interface diffusion
LCP None Lipidic cubic phase crystallization

Slots

Name Description
crystallization_method Methods for protein crystallization

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: CrystallizationMethod
description: Methods for protein crystallization
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  VAPOR_DIFFUSION_HANGING:
    text: VAPOR_DIFFUSION_HANGING
    description: Vapor diffusion hanging drop method
    annotations:
      volume:
        tag: volume
        value: 2-10 μL drops typical
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: visual monitoring, easy optimization
  VAPOR_DIFFUSION_SITTING:
    text: VAPOR_DIFFUSION_SITTING
    description: Vapor diffusion sitting drop method
    annotations:
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: automated setup, stable drops
  MICROBATCH:
    text: MICROBATCH
    description: Microbatch under oil method
    annotations:
      oil_type:
        tag: oil_type
        value: paraffin, silicone oil
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: prevents evaporation
  DIALYSIS:
    text: DIALYSIS
    description: Dialysis crystallization
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: large volume samples, gentle conditions
  FREE_INTERFACE_DIFFUSION:
    text: FREE_INTERFACE_DIFFUSION
    description: Free interface diffusion
    annotations:
      setup:
        tag: setup
        value: capillary tubes, gel interface
  LCP:
    text: LCP
    description: Lipidic cubic phase crystallization
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: membrane proteins
      lipid:
        tag: lipid
        value: monoolein most common