Cryoprotectants

List of cryprotectants used successfully in flash–cooling macromolecular crystals1)

Type Concentration (%)
Glycerol 13–30(v/v)
Ethylene glycol 11–30(v/v)
Polyethylene glycol 400 25–35(v/v)
Xylitol 22(w/v)
(2R,3R)–(–)–butane–2,3–diol 8(v/v)
Erythritol 11(w/v)
Glucose 25(w/v)
2–methyl–2,4–pentanediol (MPD) 20–30(v/v)