x-ray crystallography

noun

, Crystallography.

1. the determination of the structure of a crystal by the use of x-ray diffraction.

X-ray crystallography

noun

1. 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

1. 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

First recorded in 1925–30

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.

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Researchers then accessed physical models of the two proteins that were produced using complex microscopy and x-ray crystallography techniques.

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The researchers combined X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM to study the 3D structure of egg coat proteins.

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The team generated two gp42-specific mAbs, A10 and 4C12, and used X-ray crystallography to visualize how they interacted with gp42.

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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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