Patent ID: 7531037
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: C30B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a macromolecule crystal, comprising the steps of: providing a first container which has at least one opening and contains a sample of macromolecule; providing a second container which has at least two openings and contains a gel for buffering a crystallization solution condition, a crystallization initiation period and a crystal-growth rate of the macromolecule; connecting said first and second containers through the opening of said first container and a first one of the openings of said second container to allow the macromolecule sample and the gel to be brought into contact with one another; providing a third container which contains a precipitant solution to be brought into contact with the macromolecule sample via a liquid-liquid diffusion process so as to facilitate the crystallization of the macromolecule; and allowing the gel in said second container to be brought into contact with the precipitant solution through a second one of the openings of said second container while maintaining the contact between the macromolecule sample in said first container and the gel in said second container.