Proteins and direct methods
Abstract
Conventional direct methods, which work so well for small structures, are less successful for macromolecules. Where it has been demonstrated that a solution might be found using direct methods it is then found that the usual figures of merit are unable to distinguish the few good sets of phases from the large number of sets generated. The reasons for the difficulties with very large structures are considered from a first-principles approach taking into account both the factors of having a large number of atoms and low resolution data. A proposal is made for trying to recognize good phase sets by taking a large structure as a sum of a number of smaller structures for each of which a conventional figure of merit can be applied.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Local pseudosymmetry of the water molecule in BaBr2 · 2H2O, a neutron diffraction study
 - Crystal growth and physical properties of disodium sulfosalicylate trihydrate
 - The crystal and molecular structure of 2,3′-anhydrosucrose
 - Proteins and direct methods
 - Crystal and molecular structure of the pyroelectric phase of TGS at 150 K
 - Crystal structure of [(bis(glycinato) copper(II)dibromide)((bis(glycine) dilithium(I)) dihydrate)]
 - The crystal structure of the radical anion salt of naphthalene tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA) and 5,6-dihydro-4a, 6a-phenanthrolene dionium (DPD): a new charge transfer complex
 - Crystal structure and phase transition of α-Cu2HgI4
 - Crystal structure of caesium ytterbium diphosphate, CsYbP2O7
 - Crystal structure refinement of tetraphosphorous nonaoxide, P4O9
 - Crystal structure of caesium potassium rubidium 2,5-diantimonido-tristiba-2,5-digalla-cyclopentanate, Cs3.31K2.25Rb1.44Ga2Sb5
 - Crystal structure of caesium catena-tritelluroaluminate, CsAlTe3
 - Crystal structure of hexacaesium di-μ-telluro-bis(ditelluroaluminate), Cs6Al2Te6
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium tritelluroantimonate(III), K3SbTe3
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium tritellurobismutate(III), K3BiTe3
 - Crystal structure of tetrapotassium tetratellurodiarsenate(II), K4As2Te4
 - Crystal structure of tetrasodium tetratellurodiarsenate(II), Na4As2Te4
 - Crystal structure of pentarubidium triphosphidogermanate, Rb5GeP3
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-arsenido-bis(diarsenidogermanate), Na10Ge2As6
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-arsenido-bis(diarsenidosilicate), Na10Si2As6
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-phosphido-bis(diphosphidostannate(IV)), Na10Sn2P6
 - Crystal structure of tetrapotassium diarsenidocadmate, K4CdAs2
 - Crystal structure of pentarubidium triarsenidosilicate, Rb5SiAs3
 - Crystal structure of trisodium dipotassium triphosphidosilicate, Na3K2SiP3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium catena-phosphidoaurate(I), K2AuP
 - Crystal structure of tetrasodium monopotassium triarsenidogermanate, Na4KGeAs3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triantimonidodiindate, Na2In2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triarsenidodialuminate, Na2Al2As3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triarsenidodigallate, Na2Ga2As3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triarsenidodigallate, K2Ga2As3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triantimonidodigallate, K2Ga2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triantimonidodiindate, K2In2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triarsenidodiindate, K2In2As3
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium phyllo-triarsenidoindate, K3In2As3
 - Crystal structure of potassium phyllo-diantimonidogallate, KGaSb2
 - Crystal structure of 1,2-bis-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)hydrazino]-1,2-dibromodiphosphane, (((CH3)3Si)3N2(Br)P)2
 - Crystal structure of 8-(2-hydroxyethoxy)quinoline dihydrate, C9H6NOCH2CH2OH(H2O)2
 - Crystal structure of 1,6:3,4-bis(4,5-benzo-3,6-dimethoxy-1,2-xylylene) tetrahydro-3a,6a-diphenylimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5(1H,3H)-dione, C44H38N4O6
 - Crystal structure of 2,4,4-triphenyl-2-aza-3-oxa-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-5-ene, C24H21NO
 - Crystal structure of strontium gold gallium (1/2/2), SrAu2Ga2
 - Crystal structure of calcium copper indium (1/4/1), CaCu4In
 - Kristallographie
 - Chemistry and Physics of Solid Surfaces VIII
 - Festkörnerlaser zur Materialbearbeitung
 - Systematics of Minerals
 - Graphite Intercalation Compounds I
 - Molekulare Ordnung und Orientierung, insbesondere bei Flüssigkristallen
 - Ultrafast Phenomena VII
 
Articles in the same Issue
- Local pseudosymmetry of the water molecule in BaBr2 · 2H2O, a neutron diffraction study
 - Crystal growth and physical properties of disodium sulfosalicylate trihydrate
 - The crystal and molecular structure of 2,3′-anhydrosucrose
 - Proteins and direct methods
 - Crystal and molecular structure of the pyroelectric phase of TGS at 150 K
 - Crystal structure of [(bis(glycinato) copper(II)dibromide)((bis(glycine) dilithium(I)) dihydrate)]
 - The crystal structure of the radical anion salt of naphthalene tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA) and 5,6-dihydro-4a, 6a-phenanthrolene dionium (DPD): a new charge transfer complex
 - Crystal structure and phase transition of α-Cu2HgI4
 - Crystal structure of caesium ytterbium diphosphate, CsYbP2O7
 - Crystal structure refinement of tetraphosphorous nonaoxide, P4O9
 - Crystal structure of caesium potassium rubidium 2,5-diantimonido-tristiba-2,5-digalla-cyclopentanate, Cs3.31K2.25Rb1.44Ga2Sb5
 - Crystal structure of caesium catena-tritelluroaluminate, CsAlTe3
 - Crystal structure of hexacaesium di-μ-telluro-bis(ditelluroaluminate), Cs6Al2Te6
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium tritelluroantimonate(III), K3SbTe3
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium tritellurobismutate(III), K3BiTe3
 - Crystal structure of tetrapotassium tetratellurodiarsenate(II), K4As2Te4
 - Crystal structure of tetrasodium tetratellurodiarsenate(II), Na4As2Te4
 - Crystal structure of pentarubidium triphosphidogermanate, Rb5GeP3
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-arsenido-bis(diarsenidogermanate), Na10Ge2As6
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-arsenido-bis(diarsenidosilicate), Na10Si2As6
 - Crystal structure of decasodium di-μ-phosphido-bis(diphosphidostannate(IV)), Na10Sn2P6
 - Crystal structure of tetrapotassium diarsenidocadmate, K4CdAs2
 - Crystal structure of pentarubidium triarsenidosilicate, Rb5SiAs3
 - Crystal structure of trisodium dipotassium triphosphidosilicate, Na3K2SiP3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium catena-phosphidoaurate(I), K2AuP
 - Crystal structure of tetrasodium monopotassium triarsenidogermanate, Na4KGeAs3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triantimonidodiindate, Na2In2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triarsenidodialuminate, Na2Al2As3
 - Crystal structure of disodium phyllo-triarsenidodigallate, Na2Ga2As3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triarsenidodigallate, K2Ga2As3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triantimonidodigallate, K2Ga2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triantimonidodiindate, K2In2Sb3
 - Crystal structure of dipotassium phyllo-triarsenidodiindate, K2In2As3
 - Crystal structure of tripotassium phyllo-triarsenidoindate, K3In2As3
 - Crystal structure of potassium phyllo-diantimonidogallate, KGaSb2
 - Crystal structure of 1,2-bis-[tris-(trimethylsilyl)hydrazino]-1,2-dibromodiphosphane, (((CH3)3Si)3N2(Br)P)2
 - Crystal structure of 8-(2-hydroxyethoxy)quinoline dihydrate, C9H6NOCH2CH2OH(H2O)2
 - Crystal structure of 1,6:3,4-bis(4,5-benzo-3,6-dimethoxy-1,2-xylylene) tetrahydro-3a,6a-diphenylimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5(1H,3H)-dione, C44H38N4O6
 - Crystal structure of 2,4,4-triphenyl-2-aza-3-oxa-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-5-ene, C24H21NO
 - Crystal structure of strontium gold gallium (1/2/2), SrAu2Ga2
 - Crystal structure of calcium copper indium (1/4/1), CaCu4In
 - Kristallographie
 - Chemistry and Physics of Solid Surfaces VIII
 - Festkörnerlaser zur Materialbearbeitung
 - Systematics of Minerals
 - Graphite Intercalation Compounds I
 - Molekulare Ordnung und Orientierung, insbesondere bei Flüssigkristallen
 - Ultrafast Phenomena VII