Re: [ccp4bb]: list of residues buried in an interface

[Phil Jeffrey <phil@xray2.mskcc.org>]

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On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Gerard "DVD" Kleywegt wrote:

> *reflections* can save you an ounce of reflection ;-), and (2) the accuracy of
> a measurement is *not* determined by the format statement of a computer
> program.

Let's see.  In the Connolly dictionary that I use, a "bare" oxygen is 1.6
Angstroms radius, a methyl group is 1.95 Angstroms.  In terms of atom-atom
distances the difference is potentially doubled (to 0.7A).  It might make
a difference.  It might not.

Isn't it somewhat futile as crystallographers to expend so much time and
effort attempting to maximise the accuracy of our data and atomic model,
and then use relatively crude methods of structural analysis ?

Regards
Phil Jeffrey
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