Crystallization of a scRIP-gelonin isolated from plant seeds Gelonium multiforum

Abstract

Single crystals of the protein gelonin isolated from the seeds of Gelonium multiforum have been grown at room temperature by vapor diffusion method. The crystals are monclinic with a = 49.4 Å, b = 44.9 Å, c = 137.4 Å, and β = 98.3°. The space group is P2₁, with two molecules in the asymmetric unit which are related by a noncrystallographic 2-fold axis along ψ =13° and φ =88°. The crystals diffract X-rays to high resolution, making it possible to obtain an accurate structure of this single chain ribosome inactivating protein.