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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Notice of Jointly Owned Invention
Available for Licensing
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of jointly owned
invention available for licensing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The invention listed below is
jointly owned by the U.S. Government,
as represented by the Department of
Commerce, and Biospace, Inc. The
Department of Commerce’s interest in
the invention is available for licensing
in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37
CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of federally
funded research and development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Technical and licensing information on
this invention may be obtained by
writing to: National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Office of
Technology Partnerships, Attn: Teresa
Bradshaw, Building 820, Room 213,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is
also available via telephone: (301) 975–
2624 , fax (301) 869–2751, or e-mail:
teresa.bradshaw@nist.gov. Any request
for information should include the NIST
Docket number and title for the
invention as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may
enter into a Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (‘‘CRADA’’)
with the licensee to perform further
research on the invention for purposes
of commercialization. The invention
available for licensing is:
NIST Docket Number: 01–015
Title: Applying X-ray Topography and
Diffractometry to Improve Protein
Crystal Growth.
Abstract: The present invention
provides a general method and system
for identifying conditions for growing
protein crystals having greater order and
fewer crystal defects that are suitable for
use in determining the structure of the
protein by x-ray diffractometry. Crystals
of a protein are grown under different
sets of predetermined conditions and xray topographic images of the protein
crystals are generated. The x-ray
topographic images reveal defects in the
crystals and permit identification of the
set(s) of conditions that produce crystals
having the fewest crystal defects. In a
preferred embodiment, the protein
crystals are grown in a dynamically
controlled crystallization system
(DCCS). An important condition of
crystal growth that can be optimized by
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the method is the effective gravity, geff,
experienced by the growing crystal; for
example, when the crystal is grown
under microgravity in space, or in a
powerful magnetic field that causes the
protein molecules in the growing crystal
to experience acceleration of an
effective gravitational field that is
greater or less than the actual
gravitational field at the earth’s surface.
With the present method, it is possible
to identify differences between crystals
grown on the earth with the DCCS and
those grown in space under identical
conditions. A comparison of x-ray
topographs taken from both earth grown
and space grown crystals indicates that
the space grown crystals are of higher
crystallographic perfection.
Dated: January 5, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of jointly owned invention available for licensing.
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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is jointly owned by the U.S.
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and Biospace,
Inc. The Department of Commerce's interest in the invention is
available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR
part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of
federally funded research and development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on
this invention may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Attn:
Teresa Bradshaw, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
Information is also available via telephone: (301) 975-2624 , fax (301)
869-2751, or e-mail: teresa.bradshaw@nist.gov. Any request for
information should include the NIST Docket number and title for the
invention as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform
further research on the invention for purposes of commercialization.
The invention available for licensing is:
NIST Docket Number: 01-015
Title: Applying X-ray Topography and Diffractometry to Improve
Protein Crystal Growth.
Abstract: The present invention provides a general method and
system for identifying conditions for growing protein crystals having
greater order and fewer crystal defects that are suitable for use in
determining the structure of the protein by x-ray diffractometry.
Crystals of a protein are grown under different sets of predetermined
conditions and x-ray topographic images of the protein crystals are
generated. The x-ray topographic images reveal defects in the crystals
and permit identification of the set(s) of conditions that produce
crystals having the fewest crystal defects. In a preferred embodiment,
the protein crystals are grown in a dynamically controlled
crystallization system (DCCS). An important condition of crystal growth
that can be optimized by the method is the effective gravity, g\eff\,
experienced by the growing crystal; for example, when the crystal is
grown under microgravity in space, or in a powerful magnetic field that
causes the protein molecules in the growing crystal to experience
acceleration of an effective gravitational field that is greater or
less than the actual gravitational field at the earth's surface. With
the present method, it is possible to identify differences between
crystals grown on the earth with the DCCS and those grown in space
under identical conditions. A comparison of x-ray topographs taken from
both earth grown and space grown crystals indicates that the space
grown crystals are of higher crystallographic perfection.
Dated: January 5, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 05-544 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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