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x-ray crystallography
noun
- the determination of the structure of a crystal by the use of x-ray diffraction.
X-ray crystallography
noun
- the study and practice of determining the structure of a crystal by passing a beam of X-rays through it and observing and analysing the diffraction pattern produced
x-ray crystallography
- The study of molecular structure by examining diffraction patterns made by x-rays beamed through a crystalline form of the molecules. X-ray crystallography is used extensively in biochemistry to examine the molecular structure of such molecules as proteins and DNA.
Word History and Origins
Origin of x-ray crystallography1
Example Sentences
After creating these mirror-image CDs in the lab, researchers were able to confirm their discovery using X-ray crystallography and binding studies of other mirror-image molecules.
Researchers then accessed physical models of the two proteins that were produced using complex microscopy and x-ray crystallography techniques.
The researchers combined X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to study the 3D structure of egg coat proteins.
The team generated two gp42-specific mAbs, A10 and 4C12, and used X-ray crystallography to visualize how they interacted with gp42.
For the study, recently published online in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, the team used X-ray crystallography to study NinaB, a protein found in insects that functions similarly to the RPE65 protein found in humans.
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