Application
Heavy atom derivatization of biological macromolecules for isomorphous and/or anomalous phasing methods.

Kit Contents
6 pre-weighted solid aliquots of hexatantalum tetradecabromide at 1 mg.

The Tantalum Bromide Cluster, manufactured by Proteros biostructures GmbH, is utilized for the preparation of heavy-atom derivatives for structure determination of biological macromolecules by X-ray analysis.

This very electron-rich compound induces sufficient changes in crystal diffraction required for convenient phase calculation in single and multiple isomorphous replacement (SIR and MIR) experiments.
Furthermore, the Tantalum Bromide Cluster contains two strong anomalous scatterers suitable for multiple anomalous diffraction (MAD) experiments.
Tantalum Bromide Clusters have been successfully employed in several structural studies because of their high electron-density, solubility in aqueous solutions and stability over a wide pH range [1-6].

• Szczepanowski et al. (2005) Crystal structure of a fragment of mouse ubiquitin-activating enzyme. J. Biol. Chem. 280:22006.
• Gomis-Rüth et al. (2001) Solving a 300 kDa multimeric protein by low-resolution MAD phasing and averaging/phase extension. Acta Cryst. D 57:800.
• Yonath et al. (1998) Crystallographic studies on the ribosome, a large macromolecular assembly exhibiting severe nonisomorphism, extreme beam sensitivity and no internal symmetry. Acta Cryst. A 54:945.
• Knäblein et al. (1997) Ta6Br122+, a tool for phase determination of large biological assemblies by X-ray crystallography. J. Mol. Biol. 270:1.

• Zhou et al. (2012) Insights into Diterpene Cyclization from Structure of Bifunctional Abietadiene Synthase from Abies grandis. JBC 287:6840.
• Spinelli et al. (2012) Crystal structure of Apis mellifera OBP14, a C-minus odorant-binding protein, and its complexes with odorant molecules. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 42(1):41.
• De et al. (2011) Crystal structure of the Vibrio cholerae cytolysin heptamer reveals common features among disparate pore-forming toxins. PNAS 108(18):7385.

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