Automated pipeline for purification, biophysical and x-ray analysis of biomacromolecular solutions

Sci Rep. 2015 Jun 1:5:10734. doi: 10.1038/srep10734.

Abstract

Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), an increasingly popular method for structural analysis of biological macromolecules in solution, is often hampered by inherent sample polydispersity. We developed an all-in-one system combining in-line sample component separation with parallel biophysical and SAXS characterization of the separated components. The system coupled to an automated data analysis pipeline provides a novel tool to study difficult samples at the P12 synchrotron beamline (PETRA-3, EMBL/DESY, Hamburg).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biophysics* / methods
  • Macromolecular Substances / chemistry*
  • Macromolecular Substances / isolation & purification
  • Scattering, Small Angle
  • Solutions / chemistry*

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Solutions