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[[X-ray crystallography]]. | [[X-ray crystallography]]. | ||
==Electron Density Maps in Crystallography== | |||
A crystallographic experiment produces an | A crystallographic experiment produces an | ||
electron density map | electron density map | ||
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in the crystal). The crystallographer then deposits a model of the | in the crystal). The crystallographer then deposits a model of the | ||
[[asymmetric unit]] | [[asymmetric unit]] | ||
of the crystal in the PDB, along with the experimental diffraction data (amplitudes and widths of the X-ray reflection spots, or "structure factors") from which the electron density map can be reconstructed. | of the crystal in the [[PDB]], along with the experimental diffraction data (amplitudes and widths of the X-ray reflection spots, or "structure factors") from which the electron density map can be reconstructed. | ||
Electron density maps are available for most | |||
[[PDB files]] | |||
from the | |||
[http://eds.bmc.uu.se/eds/ Uppsala | |||
Electron Density Map Server]. | |||
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