International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume F
Crystallography of biological macromolecules
Edited by M. G. Rossmann and E. Arnold

© International Union of Crystallography 2006
International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. F. ch. 22.1, p. 535   | 1 | 2 |

Section 22.1.1.3.3.1. van der Waals surface (VDWS)

M. Gersteina* and F. M. Richardsa

22.1.1.3.3.1. van der Waals surface (VDWS)

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The area of the van der Waals surface will be calculated by the various area algorithms (see Section 22.1.2.2[link]) when the probe radius is set to zero. This is a mathematical calculation only. There is no physical procedure that will measure van der Waals surface area directly. From a mathematical point of view, it is just the first of a set of solvent-accessible surfaces calculated with differing probe radii.








































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