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Title: Powder Crystallography on Macromolecules

Journal Article · · Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography

Following the seminal work of Von Dreele, powder X-ray diffraction studies on proteins are being established as a valuable complementary technique to single-crystal measurements. A wide range of small proteins have been found to give synchrotron powder diffraction profiles where the peak widths are essentially limited only by the instrumental resolution. The rich information contained in these profiles, combined with developments in data analysis, has stimulated research and development to apply the powder technique to microcrystalline protein samples. In the present work, progress in using powder diffraction for macromolecular crystallography is reported.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
Sponsoring Organization:
Doe - Office Of Science
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
959547
Report Number(s):
BNL-82533-2009-JA; TRN: US1005756
Journal Information:
Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 64, Issue 1; ISSN 0108-7673
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English