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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Izumi Yoshizaki, Tsukuba, JP;
Satoshi Sano, Tsukuba, JP;
Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Masaru Sato, Tsukuba, JP;
Moritoshi Motohara, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiroaki Tanaka, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Sachiko Takahashi, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Shinichi Shinozaki, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Mari Yamanaka, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Koji Inaka, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Izumi Yoshizaki, Tsukuba, JP;
Satoshi Sano, Tsukuba, JP;
Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Tsukuba, JP;
Masaru Sato, Tsukuba, JP;
Moritoshi Motohara, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiroaki Tanaka, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Sachiko Takahashi, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Shinichi Shinozaki, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Mari Yamanaka, Shinjuku-ku, JP;
Koji Inaka, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a macromolecule-crystal forming apparatus and method capable of obtaining a macromolecule crystal in a simplified and efficient manner. The device comprises a first container containing a sample of macromolecule, a second container containing a gel acting as a buffer material during the crystallization of the macromolecule, and a third container containing a precipitant solution having a function of facilitating the aggregation of molecules during the crystallization of the macromolecule. These containers are connected together in a given manner so as to allow the macromolecule sample and the precipitant to be brought into contact with one another through the gel to induce the crystallization of the macromolecule.