6.2.1.26 | purified enzyme BsMenE, hanging drop vapor diffusion method, 1:1 mixture of a solution of protein at 10 mg/ml and a reservoir solution at pH 6.15 containing 8.1% w/v PEG 8000, 0.09 M cacodylate/HCl, 0.144 M calcium acetate, 12.6% glycerol, 0.049 M sodium phosphate monobasic, and 0.091 M dibasic potassium phosphate, a BsMenE-ATP-Mg2-complex is grown within a week in a 1:1 mixture of a solution of 10 mg/ml BsMenE protein preincubated with 3 mM ATP and 5 mM MgCl2 and a reservoir solution at pH 7.7 containing 7.2% v/v ethylene glycol, 9.9% w/v PEG 8000, 0.09 M HEPES, 3.5% v/v 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, and 0.01 M acetate, and a BsMenE-AMP complex grown from an 1:1 mixture of a solution of 10 mg/ml BsMenE protein preincubated with 3 mM AMP and mixed with a reservoir solution at pH 7.5 containing 0.10 M HEPES, 10% w/v PEG 6000, 5% v/v 2-methyl-2,4-pentadiol, 16°C, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 1.98-2.82 A resolution |