Proteins are the organic macromolecules that are composed of long chain of amino acids. Protein crystallization and crystallography is the process for the formation of small protein crystals. This process is widely used by industrial and scientific purposes. Proteins normally functions in aqueous environments thus protein crystallization process is generally carried out in water. The main goal behind protein crystallization and crystallography is to develop well-ordered protein crystals that overcome the inherent fragility of protein molecules. Many factors such as purity of proteins, concentration of proteins, pH, temperature of medium, additives (buffers) and precipitation (such as ammonium sulfate and polyethylene glycol) may influence the process of protein crystallization and crystallography.
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