2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Protein Crystallization Evaluation Method based on Image Processing for High-throughput Crystallization Experiments

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21700213
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Perception information processing/Intelligent robotics
Research Institution	The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Principal Investigator	KAWABATA Kuniaki The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 分子情報生命科学特別研究ユニット, 専任研究員 (90301754)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	画像処理 / パターン認識 / タンパク質結晶化実験 / 結晶成長評価 / システム・ソフトウェア / ハイスループット
Research Abstract	In this research subject, protein crystallization evaluation method based on image processing for high-throughput crystallization experiments. Developed image processing methods for automated evaluation are integrated as an integrated system software. As the result, the system software realizes five group categorization and shows the processing performance (17,000 pictures/day) over the one (14,000 pictures/day) of automated observation system TERA, which was developed by RIKEN.

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