Open AccessInstrumentation for synchrotron‐radiation macromolecular crystallography
Author(s) -
Girard Eric,
Legrand Pierre,
Roudenko Olga,
Roussier Lucile,
Gourhant Patrick,
Gibelin Jonathan,
Dalle Didier,
Ounsy Majid,
Thompson Andrew William,
Svensson Olof,
Cordier MarieOdile,
Robin Sophie,
Quiniou Rene,
Steyer JeanPhilippe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section d
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1399-0047
DOI - 10.1107/s0907444905039570
Subject(s) - beamline , synchrotron radiation , synchrotron , diffraction , instrumentation (computer programming) , optics , x ray crystallography , data collection , materials science , crystallography , physics , computer science , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , beam (structure) , operating system
X‐ray diffraction is an extremely important tool for structure determination of biological macromolecules, to the extent that currently around 85% of Protein Data Bank entries result from X‐ray measurements. Many of these structure determinations use synchrotron radiation for data collection. This article aims to give synchrotron users an overview of the functioning of a synchrotron beamline and how the performance of various instruments combines to allow the collection of diffraction data.