Re: [ccp4bb] Selenomethionine crystals

2014-07-07 Thread Pietro Roversi
AC.UK] on behalf of James Holton [jmhol...@lbl.gov] Sent: 07 July 2014 00:59 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Selenomethionine crystals I general I agree with Tim, but provided it doesn't kill your protein, oxidation of selenomethionine can actually enhance your anomal

Re: [ccp4bb] Selenomethionine crystals

2014-07-06 Thread James Holton
I general I agree with Tim, but provided it doesn't kill your protein, oxidation of selenomethionine can actually enhance your anomalous signal considerably (http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444901008666). The reason for this is because the "white line" peak in the SeMet x-ray absorption spectru

Re: [ccp4bb] Selenomethionine crystals

2014-07-01 Thread Tim Gruene
Dear Maher, as far as I understand, the anomalous scattering comes from inner shell electrons, not the valence electrons. So while you might notice a slight shift in the peak wavelength, the strength of the signal will only reduce if you crystal order suffered over time, but not from any oxidation

[ccp4bb] Selenomethionine crystals

2014-07-01 Thread Maher Alayyoubi
Hi everyone, Would anyone know for how long Selenomethionine derivative crystals are good if kept in plate at RT. In other words, would SE loose its scattering properties due to oxidation over time? I have SElmet crystals that have been lying in a plate for 2 months by now so I was wondering if th