Instrumentation for synchrotron-radiation macromolecular crystallography.
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.
Girard
Eric
E
Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, BP 48 St Aubin, 91192 Gif sur Yvette, France.
Legrand
Pierre
P
Roudenko
Olga
O
Roussier
Lucile
L
Gourhant
Patrick
P
Gibelin
Jonathan
J
Dalle
Didier
D
Ounsy
Majid
M
Thompson
Andrew William
AW
Svensson
Olof
O
Cordier
Marie-Odile
MO
Robin
Sophie
S
Quiniou
Rene
R
Steyer
Jean-Philippe
JP
D003198:Computer Simulation; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D012984:Software; D017356:Synchrotrons / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D046911:Macromolecular Substances