Universität Wien

300693 VO Macromolecular Crystallography (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Lectures will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 17:30h.

The first lecture will be on Wednesday 6th November at 17:30 in

Seminar Room /Dept. Structural and Computational Biology, Campus Vienna Biocenter /5, 1030 Wien.

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The following topics will be covered:
* sources of X-rays
* crystallisation techniques
* symmetry (point groups, space groups), unit cell, Bravais lattice
* scattering of X-rays, atomic form factor, structure factor
* waves, diffraction of molecules and crystals, Fourier transform; electron density
* set-up of MX diffraction experiment and detectors
* methods for solution of phase problem: molecular replacement, multiple isomorphous replacement, multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion
* density modification techniques
* structure refinement and analysis

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral or written exam, depending on the number of students.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list


Association in the course directory

MMB II-2, MMB W-2, MMEI III

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