Distance Learning: Techniques in Structural Molecular Biology (TSMB)
Postgraduate Certificate
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Section 10: Analysing the Structure |
This section gives a quick introduction to the analysis of experimentally determined structures, including the checking for possible errors.
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Objectives To make students aware that 3D structures of proteins, and DNA, are models that aim to satisfy the experimental data. As such, they can contain errors for a variety of reasons. So the interpretations and conclusions drawn from any 3D structure must take this into consideration. At the end of this section, students should:
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