If you check
http://formulatrix.com/product_crystallizationimaging_muvis.html, you
will find a stand-alone UV microscope. I have enjoyed using the
RockImager UV microscope, which is an integrated hotel/imaging station.
The MUVIS is a bench-top standalone imaging system that should supply
what you need.
Cheers,
Bryan
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From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ho
Leung Ng
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 8:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] UV microscope
I used a Korima a few times and didn't like it. Poor image quality and
you have to worry about nuking your crystals with UV. However, I
haven't tried any other UV microscopes to compare. For most purposes
outside of high throughput imaging, I'd rather just shoot the mystery
crystals with xrays.
You may want to read Gill, "Evaluating the efficacy of tryptophan
fluorescence and absorbance as a selection tool for identifying
protein crystals", Acta Cryst F 66:364, which compares several
microscopes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20208182
ho
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Hi there.
I don't know how much it costs, but I've used a Korima
PRS-1000<http://www.korimainc.com/prs1000.html> serval
times, and it appears to be fairly good. Although the image quality
isn't
great and there is still a bit of a learning curve for identifying small
crystals and/or crystals buried in precipitate, I've found this
microscope
to be a very valuable tool.
-Joel
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Joel M. Guenther
PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry
Kuriyan Laboratory
http://jkweb.berkeley.edu/
University of California, Berkeley
176 Stanley Hall, QB3
Berkeley, CA 94720-3220
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