This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the techniques of electron diffraction and encourages their wider use by biologists. The book is an experimental guide to the methods for determining the structure of biological macromolecules from their characteristic electron diffraction patterns. In addition, the use of electron diffraction, in conjunction with image processing, to produce three-dimensional models of highly-ordered biological specimens is described, illustrating the ability of electron diffraction to make a unique contribution to the elucidation of molecular structure at the limit of the resolution of the electron microscope.
This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the techniques of electron diffraction and encourages their wider use by biologists. The book is an experimental guide to the methods for determining the structure of biological macromolecules from their characteristic electron diffraction patterns. In addition, the use of electron diffraction, in conjunction with image processing, to produce three-dimensional models of highly-ordered biological specimens is described, illustrating the ability of electron diffraction to make a unique contribution to the elucidation of molecular structure at the limit of the resolution of the electron microscope.
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Elsevier Science & Technology
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Höhe: 230 mm
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978-0-444-80917-9 (9780444809179)
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Editor's preface. Authors' preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. The behaviour of waves and Fourier analysis. Chapter 3. Obtaining and calibrating electron diffraction patterns. Chapter 4. Symmetry and electron diffraction patterns. Chapter 5. Structure determination from electron diffraction patterns. Chapter 6. Factors affecting the quality of electron diffraction patterns. Chapter 7. Strategy for electron diffraction. Appendix 1. Relativistic electron wavelengths. Appendix 2. Geometrical relationships in direct and reciprocal lattices. Appendix 3. Graphical methods of indexing diffraction patterns obtained from polycrystalline specimens. Appendix 4. List of suppliers. Subject index.
