Principles of Protein X-ray Crystallography (Springer Advanced Texts in Chemistry) - Softcover

Drenth, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387985875 ISBN 13: 9780387985879

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1999

Synopsis

X-ray crystallography has been a vital method for studying the structure of proteins and other macromolecules for many years. As the importance of proteins continues to grow in a wide range of research fields from basic biochemistry and biophysics to pharmaceutical development and biotechnology, more and more researchers have found a knowledge of X-ray diffraction to be an indispensable tool. Professor Drenth, recognized internationally for his numerous contributions to crystallographic research, has provided a technically rigorous introduction to the subject. This book provides the theoretical background necessary to understand how the structure of proteins is determined at atomic resolution. It is intended to be an introduction for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and established scientists who want to apply protein crystallography in their own endeavors, or need to understand the subject in order to critically evaluate the literature. "Principles of Protein X-ray Crystallography" is appropriate as a textbook for courses in biochemistry and biophysics, including protein structure and function, structural biology, and macromolecular structure.

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Review:

From the reviews of the third edition:

"This book, Principles of Protein X-ray Crystallography, aims to satisfy nearly everyone; ... The volume is well organized ... . this is a solid book by an experienced protein crystallographer. It covers the full spectrum of subjects for a professional structural biologist. Specialized subjects are kept in separate chapters so the book can be parsed by those interested in the big picture of the method. ... it is probably the most definitive work that is currently available for structural biologists." (Jon Robertus, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 129 (17), 2007)

From the Back Cover:

X-ray crystallography has long been a vital method for studying the structure of proteins and other macromolecules. As the importance of proteins continues to grow, in fields from biochemistry and biophysics to pharmaceutical development and biotechnology, many researchers have found that a knowledge of X-ray diffraction is an indispensable tool. In this new edition of his essential work, Dr. Jan Drenth, recognized internationally for his numerous contributions to crystallographic research, has provided an up-to-date and technically rigorous introduction to the subject.

Principles of Protein X-ray Crystallography provides the theoretical background necessary to understand how the structure of proteins is determined at atomic resolution. It is intended to serve as an introduction for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and established scientists who want to use protein crystallography in their own endeavors, or need to understand the subject in order to critically evaluate the literature. New additions to the book include a section on twinning, an additional chapter on crystal growth and a discussion of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion (SAD).

Reviews:

"The new edition... will bring important and significant, and timely, coverage of twinning and of SAD phasing." – Professor John Helliwell, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester

"a complete and up to date... single source of theory." – Duncan McRee, President, ActiveSight

About the Authors:

Dr. Jan Drenth is a professor emeritus at the Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Contributing author Dr. Jeroen R. Mesters Ph.D. is a Senior Research Assistant at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Luebeck, Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0387985875
• ISBN 13: 9780387985879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 356