Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology Resource
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Overview
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) provides synchrotron radiation for research in several fields, including structural molecular biology (SMB), for which about 9 stations are dedicated to SMB with access through a peer-reviewed proposal mechanism. The NCRR resource, which operates in synergy with programs funded by the Department of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, explicitly provides research and development and dedicated user support teams for research in macromolecular crystallography, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS).
State-of-the-art macromolecular crystallography data collection and data reduction stations are available for high-throughput, high-resolution, MAD-phasing and monochromatic crystallography studies. XAS capabilities include high-resolution multielement detectors and low-temperature cryostats for dilute protein solution, polarized single crystal, and XAS imaging studies on stations covering the energy range 2-35 keV. For SAXS, instrumentation for both static and rapid mixing time-resolved solution scattering studies is provided. A low-angle single-crystal diffraction system is also available.
