Where Do 3D Protein Structure Data Come From?
- Accurate: 83% by
X-ray crystallography,
15% by
NMR.
- Rough: Comparative modeling, but templates available for
only ~20% of domains.
- Ab initio theory does not predict tertiary structure
accurately enough for most purposes.
- Details ...
by
Eric Martz, University of Massachusetts, October 2004
for ProteinExplorer.Org
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