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A comparison of X-ray small-angle scattering results to crystal structure analysis and other physical techniques in the field of biological macromolecules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2009

O. Kratky  and
I. Pilz
O. Kratky
Affiliation:
Institut für Röntgenfeinstrukturforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und des Forschungszentrum Graz, Graz, Austria
I. Pilz
Affiliation:
Institut für physikalische Chemie der Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
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In principle, there exist two ways to contribute to structure determination of macromolecules by X-ray diffraction: (a) by analysing diffraction data obtained from the crystalline state, and (b) by interpretation of X-ray small-angle scattering from particles in solution.

The brilliant achievements of X-ray crystal-structure analysis of macromolecules, initiated by the works of Perutz on heamoglobin and Kendrew on myoglobin, are well known and it is evident that its detailed elution of secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure cannot be matched by any other means. However, a number of necessary prerequisites for a successful application, as, for example, the availability of well-defined crystals and heavy atom labelled derivatives thereof to surmount the problem of phase determination are not always given.

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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 1978 , pp. 39 - 70
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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