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A method and a device for the promotion of crystal growth by keeping the crystallization solution metastable during the growth process are described. This is achieved by controlled temperature variation of the crystallization solution using parameters determined in situ during the growth process. The technique finds application in the growth of large high-quality crystals for neutron crystallography. Thus, it has been applied to grow large crystals of several proteins of interest such as human γ-­crystallin E, PA-IIL lectin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, yeast inorganic pyrophosphatase, urate oxidase from Aspergillus flavus and human carbonic anhydrase II.

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Supplementary Figure 1. A semi-automated protein crystal-growth setup.

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Supplementary Movie 1. Series of photographs taken to detect the boundaries of the metastable domain of perdeuterated γ-crystallin E recorded over 10 d.

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Supplementary Movie 2. Improved growth of the crystal of urate oxidase complexed with 8-azaxanthin corresponding to the equilibration step at 293 K recorded over 2 d.

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Supplementary Movie 3. The processes for micromanipulation: removal of crystals.

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Supplementary Movie 4. The processes for micromanipulation: addition of crystals.

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Supplementary Movie 5. The processes for micromanipulation: precise positioning of the top of the capillary in the crystallization solution.


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