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300693 VO Macromolecular Crystallography (2014W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Lectures will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 16:00h.
The first lecture will be on Tuesday 4th November at 16:00 h Seminar Room /Dept. Structural and Computational Biology, Campus Vienna Biocenter /5, 1030 Wien.
Wednesday lectures be at 16 h in SR Seminarroom 3 on the 6th floor, MFPL.

Details

Language: English

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Classes

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Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The following topics will be covered:
* sources of X-rays
* crystallisation techniques
* symmetry (point groups, space groups), unit cell, Bravais lattice
* scattering of X-rays, atomic form factor, structure factor
* waves, diffraction of molecules and crystals, Fourier transform; electron density
* set-up of MX diffraction experiment and detectors
* methods for solution of phase problem: molecular replacement, multiple isomorphous replacement, multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion
* density modification techniques
* structure refinement and analysis

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral or written exam, depending on the number of students.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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Association in the course directory

MMB II-2, MMB W-2, MMEI III, CHE II-6

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