I once encountered mold-dependent crystallization of a protein. Wouldn't that have made for a lively Methods section?
Luckily, we determined the structure from crystals derived from a different, non-moldy condition. Whew. Chad ________________________________ From: Artem Evdokimov <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] First stucture of FCFV Common molds like aspergillus or penicillium. After a while you sometimes get sporangia, then you can tell with more certainty. .. A. On Apr 3, 2014 3:50 AM, "Bernhard Rupp" <[email protected]> wrote: Several people were asking what this FCFV tentacles actually might be. I think it is some fungus/yeast growing out of nutritious drops. Does resemble fungus/mushroom mycelium. I have also some that look like huge bacteriophages with nice heads on them, probably yeast buds. There is also a yeast lab next to the Xtallization facility :-/ … feel free to speculate. > >Best, BR > >
