Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Malic Enzyme is a target protein for drug design because it is a key protein in the life cycle of intestinal parasites. After 2 years of effort on Earth, investigators were unable to produce any crystals that w... More
Crewmember working on the spacelab Zeolite Crystal Growth experiment.
STS050-02-001 (9 July 1992) --- View showing Payload Specialists Bonnie Dunbar and Larry DeLucas in the aft section of the U. S. Microgravity Laboratory-1. Dunbar is preparing to load a sample in the Crystal Gr... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Contributes to many transport and regulatory processes and has multifunctional binding properties which range form various metals, to fatty acids, hormones, and a wide spectrum of therapeutic drugs. The most ab... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
The comparison of protein crystal, Isocitrate Lyase earth-grown (left) and space-grown (right). This is a target enzyme for fungicides. A better understanding of this enzyme should lead to the discovery of more... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
(PCG) Protein Crystal Growth Human Serum Albumin. Contributes to many transport and regulatory processes and has multifunctional binding properties which range from various metals, to fatty acids, hormones, and... More
Crewmember working on the spacelab Drop Physics Module, Rack 9.
View showing Payload Specialists Bonnie Dunbar and Larry DeLucas in the aft section of the U. S. Microgravity Laboratory-1. Dunbar prepares to load a sample in the Crystal Growth Furnace (CGF) Integrated Furnac... More
Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.
Crystals of Proteinase K complex grown in the VDA-2 (Vapor Diffusion Apparatus) hardware aboard MSL-1. Principal Investigator: Larry DeLucas
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Dr. Larry DeLucas operating the USML-1 Glovebox (GBX) during the USML-1 (STS-50) mission. Dr. DeLucas was a Payload Specialist during the USML-1 mission and is Associate Director of the Center for Macromolecula... More
Microgravity, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The comparison of protein crystal, Recombiant Human Insulin; space-grown (left) and earth-grown (right). On STS-60, Spacehab II indicated that space-grown crystals are larger and of greater optical clarity than... More