check an anomalous map!
The obvious thing to do to rule out gold binding

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On 12/10/2013 12:44 PM, PriyankMaindola wrote:
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dear members

i am trying to solve this crystal structure but
​I am puzzled with an​
 undefined  blob
​ that​
​appeared at a glutamine residue after refinement. I have attached pics of that below.
Is it a covalent modification of acid-amide side chain..
​... as there is no charged environment around and density seems continuous.

​please suggest
​
....

following reagents were encountered by protein
​ during purification, crystallization and soaking​
:
phenyl methyl sulfonyl fluoride
benzamidine
tris
dtt
​  (could it be cyclized dtt?)​

k[au(cn)2]
acidic pH
isopropanol
citrate
sulfate
phosfate
K+, Na+, Cl-

​ map contour:
2fo-fc: 1rmsd
fo-fc (green): 3 rmsd​


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*Priyank*

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