Re: [ccp4bb] Tough ligand to bind?

2007-09-12 Thread Marian Szebenyi
Nian, Have you considered pressure-freezing, the method developed by Sol Gruner's group at Cornell? If cryoprotectants are causing the problem, freezing under pressure reduces the need for them. It's also possible that your ligand is present but disordered in the crystal, and

[ccp4bb] Tough ligand to bind?

2007-09-11 Thread Nian Huang
Dear All, I have been trying to get a protein-ligand complex crystal for a long time. Here, ligand is either substrate or product for this kinase. I have tried many methods: soaking with apo-crystal, co-crystal with different concentration of ligand and screen for new conditions. I got a couple