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Shedding UV light on the phase problem.

Sussman JL, Silman I

In this issue of Structure, Nanao and Ravelli (2006) describe the use of UV-induced radiation damage (UV-RIP) to solve the phase problem for proteins, employing single-wavelength X-ray radiation, without the need for derivatization. This should also permit data collection for many proteins on home sources, without travel to a synchrotron.

Published 17 April 2006 in Structure, 14(4): 629-30.
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