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:
The one-wavelength anomalous scattering (OAS) X-ray diffraction data of azurin II, a copper-containing protein from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans were collected at the Photon Factory, Japan at a `routine' wavelength of 0.97 Å. The structure had been originally solved by the molecular-replacement method [Dodd, Hasnain, Abraham, Eady & Smith (1995). Acta Cryst. D51, 1052–1064]. As a technique of ab initio structure determination, the direct method [Fan, Hao, Gu, Qian, Zheng & Ke (1990). Acta Cryst. A46, 935–939] was attempted to break the phase ambiguity intrinsic to OAS data. The phases were then improved using the solvent-flattening method. The final electron-density map clearly shows most Cα positions and many side chains and it is traceable without prior knowledge of the structure. It is concluded that the direct method is capable of phasing anomalous scattering data collected at one wavelength from moderate-sized native proteins (Mw ∼ 20 kDa) which contain copper or atoms with a similar scattering power.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444996003939
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