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Substructure solution with SHELXD.

Thomas R Schneider1, George M Sheldrick

  • 1Department of Structural Chemistry, Göttingen University, Tammannstrasse 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.

Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography
|September 28, 2002
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This study presents efficient methods for locating anomalous scatterers using dual-space direct methods. Patterson-based seeding significantly improves efficiency and validation for macromolecular crystallography.

Area of Science:

  • Crystallography
  • Structural Biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Locating anomalous scatterers is crucial for solving the phase problem in macromolecular crystallography.
  • Traditional methods can be computationally intensive and less efficient for large datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an efficient iterative dual-space direct method for locating anomalous scatterers.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of Patterson-based seeding for improving efficiency and validation.

Main Methods:

  • Iterative dual-space direct methods involving reciprocal space phase refinement and real space peak picking.
  • Truncation of diffraction data to resolutions typically between 3.0-3.5 Å.
  • Patterson-based seeding and Patterson superposition methods for enhanced efficiency and validation.

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Main Results:

  • The described methods efficiently locate a significant number of anomalous scatterers from MAD or SAD data.
  • Patterson-based seeding improves efficiency by approximately an order of magnitude compared to random starting points.
  • Patterson superposition methods provide reliable validation of the results.

Conclusions:

  • Iterative dual-space direct methods offer an efficient approach for anomalous scatterer determination.
  • Patterson-based seeding is a key strategy for optimizing this process in crystallographic structure determination.
  • The SHELXD program implements these methods within the SHELX package.