Am 17.07.2008, 10:12 Uhr, schrieb jps <sumida from bbri.org>:
> Here's another question along these lines: canthe lyophylization
> process itself does not denature your protein?
Potentially yes, that depends on the protein and the exact conditions
used. Companies have entire departments that develope suitable protocols
for lyophilising and reconstituting proteins of interest. This is black
art, not science. Sometimes addition of polyols like trehalose helps.