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Crystalline Phases under Extreme Conditions

A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomolecular Crystals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 6953

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Dr. Katarzyna Kurpiewska

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Department of Crystal Chemistry and Crystal Physics, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Krakow, Poland
Interests: structural biology; biocrystallography; high-pressure protein crystallography; structure determination; X-ray diffraction; molecular architecture

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Subjecting matter to extreme conditions opens a new level in our understanding of the structure of materials, which can originate from a wide range of sources. Investigation of the behavior of inorganic and organic materials as well as biomolecules subjected to high pressure or high temperature reveals a multitude of fascinating phenomena. For many years the development of high-pressure techniques was prevented by technical obstacles. Currently the number of methods which make it possible to shift protocols from standard to extreme conditions has greatly increased. State-of-the-art diamond anvil cells make it possible to achieve giant ranges of pressure, thus with a promise of unexpected and thrilling outcomes, extreme conditions can be applied to disciplines covering chemistry, biology, physics, geology and material science.

With this Special Issue of Crystals we would like to address the broad ground in the application of extreme-conditions crystallography, but also to introduce readers to the most recent scientific developments. The topics will refer to high-pressure single-crystal and powder diffraction in order to present different faces and phases of materials under extreme conditions. Additionally, this Special Issue is open to reviews from the scientists responsible for the development in the field presenting the latest achievements of available sources for extreme conditions work (synchrotrons, neutrons and free-electron lasers).

Dr. Katarzyna Kurpiewska
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • high-pressure crystallography
  • application of pressure to biomaterials
  • high-pressure synthesis of functional materials
  • physical and chemical properties of materials under high pressure
  • phase transitions under extreme conditions

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Behavior of B- and Z-DNA Crystals under High Hydrostatic Pressure
by Thierry Prangé, Nathalie Colloc’h, Anne-Claire Dhaussy, Marc Lecouvey, Evelyne Migianu-Griffoni and Eric Girard
Crystals 2022, 12(6), 871; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst12060871 - 20 Jun 2022
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Single crystals of B-DNA and Z-DNA oligomers were analyzed under high hydrostatic pressure and their behavior was compared to the A-DNA crystals already known. The amplitude of the base compression, when compared to the A-form of DNA (0.13 Å/GPa), was higher for the [...] Read more.
Single crystals of B-DNA and Z-DNA oligomers were analyzed under high hydrostatic pressure and their behavior was compared to the A-DNA crystals already known. The amplitude of the base compression, when compared to the A-form of DNA (0.13 Å/GPa), was higher for the Z-DNA (0.32 Å/GPa) and was the highest for the B-DNA (0.42 Å/GPa). The B-DNA crystal degraded rapidly around 400–500 MPa, while the Z-structure was more resistant, up to 1.2 GPa. Full article
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The Promise and Challenge of High Pressure Macromolecular Crystallography
by Katarzyna Kurpiewska, Joanna Sławek, Agnieszka Klonecka and Maciej Kozak
Crystals 2023, 13(4), 560; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst13040560 - 24 Mar 2023
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Since its introduction in the early 1970s, high pressure crystallography (HPX) has shown great potential for the investigation of different types of matter. Using diamond anvil cells, HPX is an emerging technique that has been rapidly implemented, making it available to biologists, and [...] Read more.
Since its introduction in the early 1970s, high pressure crystallography (HPX) has shown great potential for the investigation of different types of matter. Using diamond anvil cells, HPX is an emerging technique that has been rapidly implemented, making it available to biologists, and there is immense potential for utilizing this technique in biological systems in the future. At the molecular level, high-pressure crystallographic investigation provides information on structural characteristics that not only determine the native conformation of a protein but also the conformations with higher free-energy, thus revealing function-related structural changes and properties that can be modified as a result of pressurization. The increase in the number of crystal structures of different macromolecules determined under high pressure over the last five decades can be ascribed mainly to two factors: the emergence of high-pressure cells with very large, open angles, and the advent of third generation synchrotron sources. The use of high pressure crystallography as a research tool has been shown to contribute to the advancements in the basic fields of biochemistry (protein misfolding and aggregation), biophysics (protein stability), and biotechnology (food processing). Presently, with a growing interest in biomedicine and nanotechnology, this nonstandard method appears to be a valid instrument for probing more challenging and complex systems. In this review, we present the method, highlight a selection of recent applications, and describe challenges for high pressure macromolecular crystallography (HPMX). Full article
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ZnO under Pressure: From Nanoparticles to Single Crystals
by Andrei N. Baranov, Petr S. Sokolov and Vladimir L. Solozhenko
Crystals 2022, 12(5), 744; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst12050744 - 23 May 2022
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In the present review, new approaches for the stabilization of metastable phases of zinc oxide and the growth of ZnO single crystals under high pressures and high temperatures are considered. The problems of the stabilization of the cubic modification of ZnO as well [...] Read more.
In the present review, new approaches for the stabilization of metastable phases of zinc oxide and the growth of ZnO single crystals under high pressures and high temperatures are considered. The problems of the stabilization of the cubic modification of ZnO as well as solid solutions on its basis are discussed. A thermodynamic approach to the description of zinc oxide melting at high pressures is described which opens up new possibilities for the growth of both undoped and doped (for example, with elements of group V) single crystals of zinc oxide. The possibilities of using high pressure to vary phase and elemental composition in order to create ZnO-based materials are demonstrated. Full article
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