Two practical Java software tools for small-angle X-ray scattering analysis of biomolecules

A Hofmann; AE Whitten

Journal article

Two practical Java software tools for small-angle X-ray scattering analysis of biomolecules

A Hofmann, AE Whitten

Journal of Applied Crystallography | INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1107/S1600576714004737

Abstract

Small-angle X-ray scattering has established itself as a common technique in structural biology research. Here, two novel Java applications to aid modelling of three-dimensional macromolecular structures based on small-angle scattering data are described. MolScat is an application that computes small-angle scattering intensities from user-provided three-dimensional models. The program can fit the theoretical scattering intensities to experimental X-ray scattering data. SAFIR is a program for interactive rigid-body modelling into low-resolution shapes restored from small-angle scattering data. The program has been designed with an emphasis on ease of use and intuitive handling. An embedded ve..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Research in the laboratory of AH is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (grant Nos. 1002898 and 1044022) and the Australian Research Council (grant Nos. LE120100071 and DP140100599). AEW was supported by an NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship (grant No. 569864). Parts of this research were undertaken on the SAXS/WAXS beamline at the Australian Synchrotron, Victoria, Australia.