Crystals, x-rays and proteins [electronic resource] : comprehensive protein crystallography / by Dennis Sherwood, Jon Cooper. Sherwood, Dennis. Cooper, Jon (Jonathan B.) X-rays Diffraction. X-ray crystallography. Proteins Analysis. QD945 548.83 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Information derived from X-ray crystal structures of biological molecules allows us to explain their functions in living organisms and to develop drugs to treat disease. This book describes the principles and practice of X-ray diffraction as a key technique at the forefront of new discoveries in biology and medicine. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xvii, 621 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199559046.001.0001 eng