Abstract
Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a light-driven electrogenic proton pump from Halobacterium halobium. BR crystals, particularly into the third dimension, are ordered by relatively weak intermolecular bonds, possibly susceptible to disturbing solutal convection. Minimized convection is given under microgravity, e.g., during IML or EURECA space missions, but duration may not be long enough to terminate the crystal growth under microgravity. At the distal end of the PCF protein chamber, kinetics of measured protein crystal growth and of salt/protein diffusion will be demonstrated here: equilibrium of salt diffusion and of BR crystal growth is reached within a time span of 100 to 200 h; similar values are predicted by the CRYSLIB computer program for the CRYOSTAT protein chamber.
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