X-ray crystallography

X-ray crystallography enables atomic resolution structures of biological molecules to be determined from protein crystals.

At NIMR we have an in-house X-ray source and an automated (robotic) crystal mounting machine. We use robotic systems for protein expression and crystallisation trials and for high-throughput screening of protein expression constructs.

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X-ray diffraction and atomic structure

Protein crystal

Protein crystal

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