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  • Title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a family 19 glycosyl hydrolase from Carica papaya latex.
    Author: Huet J, Azarkan M, Looze Y, Villeret V, Wintjens R.
    Journal: Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun; 2008 May 01; 64(Pt 5):371-4. PubMed ID: 18453704.
    Abstract:
    A chitinase isolated from the latex of the tropical species Carica papaya has been purified to homogeneity and crystallized. This enzyme belongs to glycosyl hydrolase family 19 and exhibits exceptional resistance to proteolysis. The initially observed crystals, which diffracted to a resolution of 2.0 A, were improved through modification of the crystallization protocol. Well ordered crystals were subsequently obtained using N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, the monomer resulting from the hydrolysis of chitin, as an additive to the crystallization solution. Here, the characterization of a chitinase crystal that belongs to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 69.08, b = 44.79, c = 76.73 A, beta = 95.33 degrees and two molecules per asymmetric unit, is reported. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 1.8 A. Structure refinement is currently in progress.
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