Effects of high pressure on the growth kinetics of orthorhombic lysozyme crystals

Growth processes of the (0 1 1) and (01̄1) faces of an orthorhombic lysozyme crystal were observed in situ under 0.1 and 100 MPa. The growth rates of the (0 1 1) and (01̄1) faces were equal within an experimental error. From the comparison between the growth rates under 0.1 and 100 MPa at the same supersaturation level, we found that the growth kinetics of the orthorhombic lysozyme crystals significantly decreases with an increase in pressure....