Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has launched the GV1000 X-ray Diffractometer at the annual meeting of the American Crystallography Association in Boston. This revolutionary new instrument will be used for collection of high-quality diffraction data from crystalline samples of biological macromolecules.
Incorporating innovative gradient
vacuum technology, the GV1000 features an extremely compact and high brilliance
X-ray source, designed to be both reliable and simple to service. Combined with
Agilent's precision four-circle goniometer and high-performance CCD detectors,
the GV1000 is the ideal solution for the challenging requirements of modern
macromolecular crystallography laboratories.
Macromolecular crystallography is the
scientific discipline that provides detailed information about the atomic
structure of protein and nucleic acid molecules, the key components of every
living organism. It also plays an important role in the discovery of new
medicines in the pharmaceutical industry.
"With the GV1000 we are expanding
our product portfolio into top-end protein crystallography," said Dr.
Leigh Rees, Agilent's general manager for X-ray diffraction. "The GV1000
gradient vacuum system offers many significant benefits over competing rotating
anodes and will prove to be at the very top end of in-house systems available
to protein users and the crystallographic community as a whole."
The GV1000 is the highest performing
single-wavelength system in Agilent's expanding X-ray crystallography
portfolio. The GV1000 benefits from Agilent's expertise in providing innovative
solutions for all single-crystal X-ray diffraction applications. The company
has 20-plus years of experience designing and manufacturing all the major
components used in X-ray crystallography.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is
the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical
analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The
company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent
had net revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is
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