PřF:C8800 X-ray Structure Analysis - Course Information
C8800 X-ray Structure Analysis
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Jaromír Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Jaromír Marek, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 21 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to explain to students the main principles of single crystal structural analysis, the theoretical background of diffraction on single crystal, the technical equipment used during diffraction experiments and the basic steps and methods used during processing of experimental data and solving of crystal structures of so called "small molecules".
- Learning outcomes
- Knowledge of: - basic principles of single crystal X-ray crystallography; - history of X-ray crystallography; - instrumentation of X-ray crystallography; - methodologies of X-ray crystallography; - basic "user" knowledge of programs ShelxS and ShelxL and graphic/WEB interfaces of crystallographic databases;
- Syllabus
- Symmetry of matter
- Interaction of X-ray with matter
- Diffraction by crystal
- Sources and detectors of X-ray
- Diffractometer
- Phase problem
- Patterson and direct methods
- Refinement, R-factors, Least-square-method
- Programs SHELXS and SHELXL.
- Crystallisation of protein crystals
- Methods of heavy derivatives of proteins
- Refinement of protein structures
- Crystallographic databases.
- Literature
- MAREK, Jaromír and Z. TRÁVNÍČEK. Monokrystalová rentgenová strukturní analýza (Single crystal X-ray structure analysis). první. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 2002, 169 pp. nedělí se na edice. ISBN 80-244-0551-2. info
- GIACOVAZZO, C. Fundamentals of Crystallography. 1992. ISBN 0-19-855578-4. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures. Home exercises at PC.
- Assessment methods
- Home exercises at PC. Oral exam or colloquium.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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