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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. 9.1, pp. 193-194
Section 9.1.13.5. A series of mutant or complex structures
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National Cancer Institute, Brookhaven National Laboratory, NSLS, Building 725A-X9, Upton, NY 11973, USA, and bStructural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, England |
The detailed geometry of the molecule is already known and the rather general effects of ligand binding or mutation can be initially identified at a relatively modest resolution and completeness. As with heavy-atom screening, it is often advisable to check that the desired complex or structural modification has been achieved by first recording data at low resolution.
However, if the analysis then proves to be of real chemical interest, with a need for accurate definition of structural features, the data should be subsequently extended in resolution and quality. As with the identification of isomorphous derivatives, this approach has benefited greatly from cryogenic freezing, where the sample can be screened at low resolution and then preserved for subsequent use.
