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Designed for easy use by both beginning and experienced protein crystallographers, the second edition of Practical Protein Crystallography is an essential handbook for any scientist interested in solving a protein structure. The book includes examples of actual experiments and data, electron density maps, and computer methods. This second edition has new material covering CCP4, SHELX, cryocrystallography, MAD and automated fitting.

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* In-depth coverage of every aspect of crystallography
* Coverage of the small details that can make or break projects
* Strongly application-oriented
* Exceptionally well illustrated
* Simple and easy-to-follow robust methods
* Tutorials with actual data available on the Web
* Useful for a broad spectrum of scientists ... Read more

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I wish there were more like it!
I discovered this book in my final year of my PhD, and I am so glad I did. It was indispensible to me and a great revision guide in the time leading upto my viva. I am now doing a post doc in protein crystallography and still use it and recommend it to graduate students and undergrads. I just wish that there were more books similar to this one, but going through other protein crystallography programs and showing how to solve structures. This book is mainly for XtalView and SHELX structure solutions, can you write another one on O and CNS & REFMAC structure solutions!Totally worth every penny and have had to buy another copy as the one I had originally has worn away!

A book for crystallography newbies!
I'd read the first book, back in my undergrad days and resorted to another to get the overall jist of things for basic understanding.But now that I'm actually a "practicing" crystallographer, I find this bookindispensable. McRee explains with both detail and DIRECTION such that notonly is the context understandable, but it is USABLE...hence the title ofthe book. All I could wish for were problems, like solving differencePattersons and the likes... ... Read more

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Crystallography and structure theory have recently received increasing interest due to their role in understanding biological structures, high-temperature superconductors, and effects on mineral properties related to changes in temperature and pressure. This book offers a comprehensive account of the wide range of crystallography in many branches of science. The fundamentals, the most frequently used procedures and experimental techniques are all described in a detailed way. A number of appendices are devoted to more specialist aspects. The book is an updated and fully revised new edition with emphasis on the wide range of topical applications and current areas of research. Ample illustrations help clarify the subject matter. To provide a better understanding of the basics of crystallography, a compact disk has been added to this new edition, offering the facilities of modern graphics to simulate experiments, show complex images, and provide a number of exercises. ... Read more

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The best modern textbook for the advanced crystallographer
This is the ideal book to deepen the knowledge one has gained from a beginner's book like Werner Massa's "Crystal Structure Determination" or Jenny Glusker's "Crystal Structure Analysis -- A Primer". Most important aspects of crystallography are explained in an understandable fashion and every serious crystallographer should read this book.It should be pointed out that the second edition (2002) is significantly better then the first, which was already very good.

A must-have for crystallographers
This is the only advanced general survey of topics in xray crystallography. Chapters are written by different authors, and the book feels pasted together. It is now seriously out of date. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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In the decade since publication of the first edition this book, the field has seen several major developments. These developments have both accelerated the pace of structure determination and made crystallography accessible to a broader range of investigators. Volume I is dedicated to crystallization and ways to increase the odds of obtaining crystals in macromolecules. Volume 2 covers both computational methods for characterizing crystals and solving structures.

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Like it!
The usually recommended books for students are never quite adequate. They tend to be either too simple or too complex, especially for a beginner. This book sort of bridges the gap. I have also bought Practical Protein Crystallography by Duncan McRee and I feel both these books are a good start for beginners. I wish I had bought this one sooner. ... Read more

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A comprehensive and approachable introduction to crystallography — now updated in a valuable new edition

The Second Edition of this well-received book continues to offer the most concise, authoritative, and easy-to-follow introduction to the field of crystallography. Dedicated to providing a complete, basic presentation of the subject that does not assume a background in physics or math, the book's content flows logically from basic principles to methods, such as those for solving phase problems, interpretation of Patterson maps and the difference Fourier method, the fundamental theory of diffraction and the properties of crystals, and applications in determining macromolecular structure.

This new edition includes a vast amount of carefully updated materials, as well as two completely new chapters on recording and compiling X-ray data and growing crystals of proteins and other macromolecules.

Richly illustrated throughout to clarify difficult concepts, this book takes a non-technical approach to crystallography that is ideal for professionals and graduate students in structural biology, biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology who are studying the subject for the first time. ... Read more

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basic knowledge in the subject
This is a very usefull book especially for the beginners in the field of macromolecular crystallography. Bases of crystallography are almost perfectly explained in this small book. This book can be regarded as a ''road map'' for the beginners, because it shows what details reader should know as a minimum.

More advaced reader can use it as a small ''review-textbook''.

Glaring Errors, how has no one noticed?
I'm honestly a bit concerned that none of the professional reviews have brought this up; but there are some huge misrepresentations of wave/optical physics that occur in this book. Fortunately, these are all in the introductory chapters, which explain the physics of waves and diffraction for systems of points and planes, with the latter chapters (the ones that are arguably unique to this sort ofbook) generally error free, so that a person using this as an intro text will surely understand the methodology of x-ray crystallography and how to interpret a diffraction pattern. It's really unfortunate, however, how much of the beginning "background" is completely incorrect. Dr. McPherson writes that the electric and magnetic fields which constitute an electromagnetic wave are out of phase, such that the E field is maximum when the H is zero, and vice-versa. This is wrong: E and B are completely in phase and orthogonal, and while H's phase can meander depending on the medium, it is surely not universally 90 degrees, and certainly has nothing to do with conservation of energy, which is suggested in this book. Also, while a small error; he suggests that a dot product of two vectors is equal to the projection of one on the other, and vice-versa. He never mentions dividing by magnitude (or starting with unit vectors), and as such all of the arguments of his trig/exponential functions within Fourier transformations aren't dimensionless, which is mathematically incorrect and physically meaningless. While this may seem like a small error; as this book is meant for "biochemist, molecular biologists, and pharmacolgical scientists," any student who tries to walk page by page through the physics to understand crystallography will surely think the book is inconsistent, but will probably assume one's own incompetence and inability to grasp the concepts.
It seems as though this book must have been written by a biologist (not a physicist) who generally remembers his vector algebra and optics from undergradbut didn't bother to review or check any sources. I can't completely slam the book, as the last chapters are helpful on interpreting raw data, but as an intro text, how is this an excusable product?

Highly Recommended
"...I highly recommend this book...in fact, I foresee it finding its way to the bookshelves of many faculty members, albeit with frequent removal for consultation as an educational tool!" (Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 49, No. 7, 2003)

Recommended Book
"...this welcome addition to the introductory crystallographic literature should be well received...recommended..." (Choice, Vol. 40, No. 8, April 2003)

Excellent
"...an excellent introductory text..." (Journal of Proteome Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, March/April 2003) ... Read more

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By considering the solid state packing of linear chain wax components, this book aims at understanding three things: firstly, which modifications of molecular components are allowed for maintaining stable solid solutions; secondly, what happens when stability conditions are traversed and fractionation begins and thirdly, the structure of fractionated arrays.The co-compatibility of molecular ingredients is considered in terms of their shapes and relative sizes, following an approach originally proposed by Kitaigorodskii. As demonstrated profusely by the crystal structures of pure component types (e. g. alkanes, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, long chain esters, cholesteryl esters) and insertion of functional groups (e. g. chain branches, unsaturation, heteroatoms), characteristic molecular packing arrays provide important geometric information for understanding the co-packing of different molecules in mixtures. Single crystal and spectroscopic data from polydisperse arrays can then be evaluated to arrive at plausible structures of solid solutions and fractionated systems. The resultant structures are not only relevant to the understanding of so-called waxes but also include certain classes of polymers. The ramifications of this work extend into any solid state array of polymethylene chains, including lipid foodstuffs. ... Read more

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Crystal Structure Refinement is a mixture of textbook and tutorial. As A Crystallographers Guide to SHELXL it covers advanced aspects of practical crystal structure refinement, which have not been much addressed by textbooks so far. After an introduction to SHELXL in the first chapter, a brief survey of crystal structure refinement is provided. Chapters three and higher address the various aspects of structure refinement, from the treatment of hydrogen atoms to the assignment of atom types, to disorder, to non-crystallographic symmetry and twinning. One chapter is dedicated to the refinement of macromolecular structures and two short chapters deal with structure validation (one for small molecule structures and one for macromolecules). In each of the chapters the book gives refinement examples, based on the program SHELXL, describing every problem in detail. It comes with a CD-ROM with all files necessary to reproduce the refinements. ... Read more

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Excellent handbook for advanced beginners
This book is an excellent source of information for beginners that have proceeded beyond the first steps of structure determination and even for experienced users. It is most likely not a book one would read all the way through (even though that is possible). However, it contains lots of useful examples how different problems in structure determination can be dealt with. I had been working with structure determinations for more than ten years when I bought the book and I have learnt lots from it since then. (As a crystallographer, you will encounter problems you've never seen before until your terminal breath ...). It is a very nice complement to Massa's book, which gives you the theoretical background and enables you getting started. Many people use the SHELX programs. If you are about staring using them, these two books are strongly recommended (and the manual, of course ...).

A good book for SHELXL, but use of the program manual could replace the book.
The book gives some examples on how to deal with some problems that might encounter while solving a structure. However, I suggest refer to the SHELXL user manual if one is just need to learn the software.

Great for Everyone.....
If your a beginner or intermediate this book is great for you.The Shelx manual is as hard to read as a normal manual tends to be.This book takes you through a lot of things step by step and is a good accompanying text to the manual.Its well worth the money and written by someone who knows what he is talking about....

A very good textbook
For the beginer, it's a very good textbook with lots of examples and useful refs.However, if you are like to read the SHELXL manual, you can save your money, hehe! ... Read more

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This practical guide and reference serves as a unified source book for students and professionals, and it provides a solid basis for further studies in more specialized literature.

Based Prince’s decades of practical experience, it can be recommended as an introduction for beginners in crystallography, as a refresher and handy guide for crystallographers working on specific problems, and as a reference for others seeking a dictionary of basic mathematical and crystallographic terms.

The third edition further clarifies key points.

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The four-volume treatment Modern Crystallography presents an encyclopaedic exposition of problems concerned with the structure of crystals, their growth and properties. Fundamentals of Crystals, the first volume, deals in a tutorial style with the general characteristics of crystalline matter, the principles of crystallography and its theoretical basis, the theory of symmetry, and the methods for analyzing the atomic structure of crystals. The shapes and the 3-dimensional structures are treated. This text also outlines the basis of the diffraction methods used for investigating crystal structures. ... Read more

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The purpose of Volume C is to provide the mathematical,physical and chemical information needed for experimental studies instructural crystallography. Volume C covers all aspects of experimentation techniques, usingall three principal radiation types, from the selection and mountingof crystals and production of radiation, through data collection andanalysis, to the interpretation of results. Eleven chapters have been revised, corrected or updated for the thirdedition. Audience: This Volume is an essential source of information forall workers using crystallographic techniques in physics, chemistry,metallurgy, earth sciences and molecular biology. ... Read more

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The purpose of Volume C is to provide the mathematical,physical and chemical information needed for experimental studies instructural crystallography. Volume C covers all aspects of experimentation techniques, usingall three principal radiation types, from the selection and mountingof crystals and production of radiation, through data collection andanalysis, to the interpretation of results. Eleven chapters have been revised, corrected or updated for the thirdedition. Audience: This Volume is an essential source of information forall workers using crystallographic techniques in physics, chemistry,metallurgy, earth sciences and molecular biology. ... Read more

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This book describes the bond valence model, a description of acid-base bonding which is becoming increasingly popular particularly in fields such as materials science and mineralogy where solid state inorganic chemistry is important. Recent improvements in crystal structure determination have allowed the model to become more quantitative. Unlike other models of inorganic chemical bonding, the bond valence model is simple, intuitive, and predictive, and can be used for analysing crystal structures and the conceptual modelling of local as well as extended structures. This is the first book to explore the theoretical basis of the model and to show how it can be applied to synthetic and solution chemistry. It emphasizes the separate roles of the constraints of chemistry and of three-dimensional space by analysing the chemistry of solids. Many applications of the model in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, surface science, and molecular biology are reviewed. The final chapter describes how the bond valence model relates to and represents a simplification of other models of inorganic chemical bonding. ... Read more

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The critically acclaimed laboratory standard for more than forty years, Methods in Enzymology is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. More than 270 volumes have been published (all of them still in print) and much of the material is relevant even today--truly an essential publication for researchers in all fields of life sciences.

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A textbook for the senior undergraduate or graduate student beginning a serious study of X-ray crystallography. It will be of interest both to those intending to become professional crystallographers and to those physicists, chemists, biologists, geologists, metallurgists and others who will use it as a tool in their research. All major aspects of crystallography are covered--the geometry of crystals and their symmetry, theoretical and practical aspects of diffracting X-rays by crystals and how the data may be analyzed to find the symmetry of the crystal and its structure. Includes recent advances such as the synchrotron as a source of X-rays, methods of solving structures from power data and the full range of techniques for solving structures from single-crystal data. Computer programs are provided for carrying out many operations of data-processing and solving crystal structures including by direct methods. These programs are required for many of the examples given at the end of each chapter but can be used to create new examples by which students can test themselves or each other. ... Read more

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first course in the field
For an undergraduate wanting a first course in crystallography, Woolfson furnishes an eloquent read. The text covers all the salient topics needed for a general understanding of the field. A combination of theory and experiment.

Thus the explanations of the Bravais lattice and the theory of finite groups. With 230 space groups. The 7 basic crystal structures, from orthogonal to trigonal and others, are easy to understand if you follow the descriptions and think in terms of axes of symmetry. The maths level in the book is not too challenging, if you have had a course in quantum mechanics.

The experimental sections of the book deal with how to prepare samples. Single crystal or powder. And then the various apparatus configurations and the resultant data. The analysis of that data is now very highly developed and heavily computational. But the principles of the analysis are straightforward.

Don't worry about the book being 10 years old. It's an introductory text and the gist of the material hasn't changed significantly for decades. ... Read more

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This book provides a complete introduction to both the practical details and the theoretical foundations required in order to use electron microscopy as a research tool in structural biology. Planned and written by a group of 5 well-known experts who have pioneered different aspects of the field of electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) of biological macromolecules, this book offers a depth of knowledge and expertise that could only be replicated from the primary literature with great difficulty. Figures and illustrations are used liberally to simplify the understanding of concepts and to provide ready access to examples of biological applications. In addition, numerous boxes provide auxiliary information for those who wish to go more deeply into areas of background with which they may not already be familiar. The organization of topics lends itself well to using this book either to gain a comprehensive mastery of all aspects of the field of cryo-EM or as an authoritative reference source for individual topics within the field. ... Read more

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The thoroughly updated Laboratory Manual: Minerals and Rocks: Exercises in Crystal and Mineral Chemistry, Crystallography, X-ray Powder Diffraction, Mineral and Rock Identification, and Ore Mineralogy, 3e, is for use in the mineralogy laboratory and covers the subject matter in the same sequence as the Manual of Mineral Science, 23e.

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International Tables for Crystallography are no longer available for purchase from Springer. For further information please contact Wiley Inc.The present volume treats the symmetries of one-, two-, andthree-dimensional space groups and point groups in direct space. Itthus corresponds to Vol. 1 of IT (1935) and to Vol. I ofIT (1952). Not included in Volume A are `partially periodicgroups', like layer, rod and ribbon groups, or groups in dimensionshigher than three. The treatment is restricted to `classical'crystallographic groups (groups of rigid motions); all extensions to`generalized symmetry', like antisymmetric groups, colour groups,symmetries of defect crystals, etc., are beyond the scope ofthis volume.
Compared to its predecessors, the present volume has been considerablyincreased in size. There are three reasons for this: (i) Extensiveadditions and revisions of the data and diagrams in theSpace-group tables (Section 6 and 7), which lead to astandard lay-out of two pages per space group (see Section 2.2),as compared to one page in IT (1935) and IT (1952);(ii) Replacement of the introductory text by a series oftheoretical sections; (iii) Extension of the synoptictables.
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Int tables for crystallography
essential for any lab involved with x-ray crystallography. good reference source. ... Read more