ISSN:
1399-0047
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
A multisolution direct method has been proposed to resolve the phase ambiguity intrinsic in single isomorphous replacement data of proteins with the replacing atoms in a centrosymmetric arrangement. The phase ambiguity of each reflection is in fact a `sign ambiguity' of the phase difference between the phase of the native protein and that of the replacing atoms, i.e. ± |Δφ| = φ − φ′. The P+ probability formula can be used to derive the signs. The multisolution phasing procedure is initiated using random starting values of P+. A cluster analysis is used instead of figures of merit to find the correct solution. The direct-method phases can be further improved by density-modification techniques. The method was tested with the experimental SIR data at 2 Å resolution from a known protein aPP; satisfactory results were obtained.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444998017703
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