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SUBMITTER: Burke JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3552392 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Burke Jordan E JE Butcher Samuel E SE
Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry 20121201
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful method for investigating macromolecular structure in solution. SAXS data provide information about the size and shape of a molecule with a resolution of ∼2 to 3 nm. SAXS is particularly useful for the investigation of nucleic acids, which scatter X-rays strongly due to the electron-rich phosphate backbone. Therefore, SAXS has become an increasingly popular method for modeling nucleic acid structures, an endeavor made tractable by the highly regul ...[more]