X-Ray Diffraction Experiment: The Last Experiment in the Structure Elucidation Process

Marcin Domagalski, Dominika Borek, Zbyszek Otwinowski, Maksymilian Chruszcz, Wladek Minor

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Abstract

Recent years have brought not only an avalanche of new macromolecular structures, but also significant advances in the protein structure determination methodology only now making its way into structure-based drug discovery. In this chapter, we review recent methodology developments in X-ray diffraction experiments that led to fast and very accurate elucidation of three-dimensional structures of macromolecules. We will discuss the role of data collection as the last experiment performed in the crystal structure determination process. A statistical analysis of diffraction experiments that are reported in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) is also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology
Pages23-40
Number of pages18
EditionC
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology
NumberC
Volume77
ISSN (Print)1876-1623

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