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Rigaku shows new products at IUCr 2008 in Osaka, Japan

Rigaku Corporation
17 Aug 2008

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Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce its attendance at the 21st annual International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) meeting in Osaka, Japan from August 23-31, 2008. Rigaku will be exhibiting its advanced lines of single crystal X-ray diffraction and crystallization automation instrumentation at Booth #C-01. The Woodlands, TX - August 18, 2008. Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce its attendance at the 21st annual International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) meeting in Osaka, Japan from August 23-31, 2008. Rigaku will be exhibiting its advanced lines of single crystal X-ray diffraction and crystallization automation instrumentation at Booth #C-01. The large exhibit will showcase the latest in instrumentation – from small molecule to protein crystallography, from liquid handling to crystal imaging and from general purpose XRD to SAXS applications.

New for Protein Crystallography
On the protein crystallography side, Rigaku will feature the new Saturn A200 large aperture CCD detector, the high speed R-AXIS HTC image plate detector, the powerful dual wavelength FR-E+ SuperBright™ generator with VariMax™ X-ray optics, the easy to use Alchemist™ II screen maker and Desktop Minstrel™ UV (ultraviolet) crystallization plate imaging sytem.

New for XRD and Chemical Crystallography
For small molecule crystallography, Rigaku will have the world premere of the new XtaLAB mini single crystal diffractometer and feature the versatile new RAPID II curved image plate detector system. General purpose XRD systems will also be displayed, including the SmartLab, Ultima IV, and benchtop Miniflex II™.

"Lunch and Learn" Seminars
Rigaku will hold several "Lunch and Learn" seminars at IUCr this year featuring presentations by Angela Criswell,Ph.D., Craig Sterling, Lee Daniels, Ph.D. and Kazuhiko Omote, Ph.D. Rigaku will also be presenting in the main scientific program, including a talk on sulfur SAD phasing, a poster on using cobalt radiation for phasing protein crystals, a poster on a new x-ray optic for crystallography, and several posters on powder diffraction.

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X-ray CrystallographyX-ray crystallography is an analytical technique used to determine the arrangement of atoms in a crystal. Monochromatic x-rays are produced from a synchrotron or x-ray generator. An x-ray crystallography system uses a detector to measure the x-ray diffraction from the crystal. The information is used to generate a 3D image of the crystal.Protein CrystallographyProtein crystallization is the process of crystallizing purified proteins for 3D structure analysis by x-ray crystallography. The main methods of protein crystallization include sitting drop, hanging drop and microbatch. It is important to control parameters such as pH, temperature and concentration. Following crystallization, detectors and software are used for data collection and analysis.Robotic WorkstationsRobotic workstations are automated platforms enabling the user to perform high-throughput, multi-application processes, from sample preparation tasks such as PCR set-up, DNA purification and NGS library preparation, to integrated sample prep and analysis workstations. Automation makes processes consistent, fast, precise and fully walk-away. Find the best robotic workstations in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.

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