Growth kinetics and motion of thaumatin crystals during USML-2 and LMS microgravity missions and comparison with earth controls

As part of a study of the effects of microgravity on protein crystallization, the growth of tetragonal crystals of thaumatin was monitored by CCD-time-lapse video in environments where convection is negligible. In Space Shuttle missions entitled United States Microgravity Laboratory-2 and Life and Microgravity Sciences, free interface diffusion and dialysis techniques were utilized to grow crystals in the advanced protein crystallization...