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International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. F, Section 1.3.4.1.4
Macromolecular crystallography and medicine
W. G. J. Hol and C. L. M. J. Verlinde. International Tables for Crystallography (2012). Vol. F, ch. 1.3, pp. 13-38  [ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000806 ]

Abstract

Macromolecular crystallography is discussed in terms of its impact on medicine, and selected examples of protein structures of medical relevance are provided. The application of crystallography to the study of genetic diseases is covered, as well as the role of crystallography in the development of novel pharmaceuticals.


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International Tables for Crystallography is the definitive resource and reference work for crystallography. The multi-volume series comprises articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials.