- 著者
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篠田 晃
- 出版者
- 日本結晶学会
- 雑誌
- 日本結晶学会誌 (ISSN:03694585)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.57, no.3, pp.198-202, 2015-06-30 (Released:2015-07-01)
- 参考文献数
- 5
X-ray crystallography is an important technique for structure-based drug discovery, mainly because it is the only technique that can reveal whether a ligand binds to the target protein as well as where and how it binds. However, ligand screening by X-ray crystallography involves a crystal soaking experiment, which is usually performed manual. Thus, the throughput is not satisfactory for screening large numbers of candidate ligands. In this study, we developed a technique to anchor protein crystals to mounting loops by using gel and inkjet technology; the method allows soaking of the mounted crystals in ligand-containing solution. This new technique may assist in designing a fully automated drug screening pipeline.