2.3.1.74 - 2.3.1.74 hanging-drop vapor-diffusion method using buffered protein solutions (10-15 mg/ml) mixed with equal volumes of the reservoir solution and incubated at 4°C. Crystal structures of biphenyl synthase from Malus domestica and benzophenone synthase from Hypericum androsaemum are compared with the structure of an archetypal type III polyketide synthase - chalcone synthase from Malus domestica 2.3.1.74 hanging-drop vapor-diffusion method, incubation at 4°C. Crystal structures of biphenyl synthase from Malusx02domestica and benzophenone synthase from Hypericum androsaemum are compared with the structure of an archetypal type III polyketide synthase: chalcone synthase from Malus domestica. Both biphenyl synthase and benzophenone synthase contain mutations that reshape their active-site cavities to prevent the binding of 4-coumaroyl-CoA and to favor the binding of small hydrophobic substrates. The active-site cavities of biphenyl synthase and benzophenone synthase also contain a novel pocket associated with their chain-elongation and cyclization reactions 2.3.1.74 molecular modeling of structure 2.3.1.74 using the crstal structure with PDB ID 1BQ6 for structure-function analysis, overview