Automation of X-ray crystallography

Nat Struct Biol. 2000 Nov:7 Suppl:973-7. doi: 10.1038/80754.

Abstract

Structure-based biological discovery is entering a new era with the development of industrialized macromolecular structure determination pipelines. Intense, highly focused X-rays from integrated synchrotron radiation beam lines combined with significant advances in protein expression, purification, and micro-crystallization automation allow for the full streamlining of the traditionally tedious and time consuming process of determining the three dimensional structures of macromolecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Automation / methods*
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / methods*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Synchrotrons

Substances

  • Proteins