organic compounds
3-(1-Pyridinio)propanesulfonate, C8H11NO3S, and 3-(benzyldimethylammonio)propanesulfonate monohydrate, C12H19NO3S·H2O, used as additives during protein refolding and crystallization, both crystallize in the monoclinic system in the P21/c space group, with one molecule (or one set of molecules) per asymmetric unit. The solvent water molecule present in the second crystal structure results in the formation of a dimer through hydrogen bonds. The conformation of the propanesulfonate moiety is similar in both structures.