Experimental Technology for Protein Crystallization in Micro-gravity Environments

Abstract

Experimental topics for protein crystallization in micro-gravity environments are reviewed. There are increasing needs for higher quality protein crystals to design new drugs based on the 3D structure of disease related protein. Microgravity environments are suitable for the protein crystallization. Brief summary for the mechanism of micro-gravity effects including resent theory and speculation is described. In addition, policies for the determination of experimental conditions are summarized.