Article
Using Xenon as a Heavy Atom for Determining Phases in Sperm Whale Metmyoglobin
Journal of Applied Crystallography
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1991
Disciplines
Abstract
Xenon gas can be used as a heavy atom for determining phases in a protein. We demonstrate that an interpretable electron density map can be obtained for sperm whale metmyoglobin from a single xenon derivative using iterative single isomorphous replacement with the anomalous scattering method.
DOI
10.1107/S0021889891005897
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Publisher's Statement
© 1991 International Union of Crystallography
Citation Information
Vitali, J., Robbins, A.H., Almo, S.C. and Tilton, R.F. (1991) Using Xenon as a Heavy Atom for Determining Phases in Sperm Whale Metmyoglobin. J. Appl. Cryst. 24, 931-935
This work was supported by NIH grant GM- 38758-03.