Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists (Methods in Stereochemical Analysis)
Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists (Methods in Stereochemical Analysis)
By Jenny P. Glusker, Mitchell Lewis, Miriam Rossi
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Number Of Pages: 872
Publication Date: 1994-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471185434
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471185437
Binding: Hardcover
The fields of structural chemistry and biochemistry have blossomed in the last seventy years since X-ray diffraction was discovered in 1912. Dorothy Hodgkin, who obtained a Nobel Prize in 1965 for her X-ray diffraction work wrote 'a great advantage of X-ray analysis as a method of chemical structure analysis is its power to show some totally unexpected and surprising structure with, at the same time, complete certainty.' The results of all X-ray diffraction studies are used by chemists and buiochemists but these scientists need to be able to appreciate the significance and extent to which these results may be used.
A number of books written for practicing crystallographers cover the theory and applications of X-ray diffraction, but few are of real practical use to non-specialists. In 'Crystal Structure Analysis for Biologists and Chemists', the general principles of crystal structure are presented in a highly readable way. The book of Glusker, who is internationally renowned, provides good coverage of theory, including data and understanding their significance.
Summary: Crystallography for non-crystallographers
Rating: 4
This book covers every aspect of structure determination using X-ray crystallography techniques. Using small molecules and macromolecules as examples, this book is for a wide audience in academic and industrial research. A summary and a glossary is present at the end of each chapter making it easy for a non-expert to understand the crystallographic jargon.
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