Process / pipelineX-ray Scattering
SAXS
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) is a solution-phase X-ray scattering technique that measures the overall shape and size of macromolecules and nanoparticles by analyzing scattering intensity at low angles (0.1-10 degrees). Developed by Kratky and colleagues in the 1950s, SAXS provides information about molecular radius, aggregation state, and overall shape without requiring crystallization or fixing, making it ideal for studying native protein conformations and dynamics.
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Sources
- Glatter, O., & Kratky, O. (1982). Small Angle X-ray Scattering. Academic Press. link ↗
- Koch, M. H., Vachette, P., & Svergun, D. I. (2003). Small-angle scattering: a view on the properties, structures and structural changes of biological macromolecules in solution. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 36(2), 147-227. DOI: 10.1017/S0033583503003871 ↗