Abstract
Proteins are the most important biological macromolecules, and are involved in almost all aspects of life. Therefore, the study of the structure of proteins is of great practical and fundamental importance. On the one hand, knowledge of the spatial structure is necessary to study the basic principles of protein functioning; for example, the mechanisms of enzymatic reactions. On the other hand, knowledge of the spatial structure of proteins is used, for example, in biotechnology, for the design of enzymes with desired properties, as well as in drug design. Today, the main method for determining the spatial structure of a protein is X-ray structural analysis of protein crystals. The main difficulty in applying this method is in obtaining a perfect protein-crystal. This review is devoted to the successes and challenges of modern protein crystallography.
Funder
Russian Ministry of Science and Education
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering
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