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A useful source.
It is gratifying to see such a nice piece of work and the book is highly recommended.
One of the main assets of the book is its many illustrations. Without exception the figures are straightforward to interpret, and the visual support enables the newcomers to the field to follow the presented material easily.
Book Details
Preface
1. Introduction
1.1. What Is X-ray Crystallography?
1.2. A Quick Look at Protein Crystals
1.3. Noncrystalline Specimens
1.4. Summary
Further Reading
2. A Physical Understanding of Diffraction
2.1
Preface
1. Introduction
1.1. What Is X-ray Crystallography?
1.2. A Quick Look at Protein Crystals
1.3. Noncrystalline Specimens
1.4. Summary
Further Reading
2. A Physical Understanding of Diffraction
2.1. What Is Diffraction?
2.2. Diffraction from One-Dimensional Crystals
2.3. Reconstructing Images from Diffraction Patterns
2.4. Summary
Further Reading
3. Diffraction from Three-Dimensional Crystals
3.1. The Electron Density Function in Three Dimensions
3.2. Calculating the Diffraction Pattern from a Known Structure
3.3. Summary
Further Reading
4. Phase Determination by Isomorphous Replacement
4.1. Measuring the Phases
4.2. MAD Phasing
4.3. Fitting Models to Experimental Electron Density Maps
4.4. Summary
Further Reading
5. The Patterson Function
5.1. Definition of the Patterson Function
5.2. Using the Patterson Function to Locate Atoms
5.3. Summary
Further Reading
6. Phasing with Partially Known Structures
6.1. Difference Fourier Maps
6.2. Molecular Replacement
6.3. Summary
Further Reading
7. Crystallographic Refinement
7.1. Refinement Improves the Model
7.2. Least-Squares Refinement
7.3. Summary
Further Reading
Glossary
Index