(in Polish) Krystalochemia rentgenowska 0600-S2-O-KR
Basic concepts: crystal lattice, unit cell, symbolism of points, lines and planes, crystal systems, basic tetrahedron, the zone equation. Symmetry operations and the matrix operators, Symmetry combinations, Rules for symmetry combination. Symmetry of molecules. Point groups of symmetry: Groth, Herman-Maugin (international) and Schoenflis symbolism. The translational Bravais lattices and translational symmetries. The space groups of symmetry. The symmetry-equivalent points. The X-ray crystallography. The Bragg and Laue equations. The powder method of Debye-Scherrer-Hull DSH – substance identification, indexing of the diffraction pattern, lattice parameters. Structure factors and the electron density map. The Friedel law and the Laue diffraction groups. The space group and systematic absences (Bravais lattice, translational symmetries). The phase problem. The Patterson function and direct methods. Relation between the electron density function and intensities of diffracted beams in the periodic crystal, molecular and crystal symmetry group. Methods of the phase problem solution for small molecules and proteins, enabling the determination of the electron density maps. X-ray structural analysis as a tool for modern chemistry. Specificity and limitations of protein crystallography methods. Structural databases for small-molecular compounds (CSD) and proteins (PDB). Analysis and visualization of structures (Mercury CCDC).
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
Type of course
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Exam - W1-W3, K1
Laboratory - W1-W3, U1-U4, K1-K3
The laboratory will be graded based on student attendance, the short tests, reports from the X-ray projects and the student activity. Student has to get 50% possible points.
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
1. T. Penkala, Zarys Krystalografii, PWN Warszawa, 1977,
2. Z. Bojarski, M. Gigla, K. Stróż, M. Surowiec, Krystalografia, PWN, 1996,
3. Z. Bojarski [et al.]. Krystalografia: podręcznik wspomagany komputerowo Wydaw. Naukowe PWN, 2001,
4. Z. Trzaska-Durski, H. Trzaska-Durska, Podstawy Krystalografii Strukturalnej i Rentgenowskiej, PWN, 1994,
5. M. Jaskólski, Krystalografia dla biologów. Wydawnictwo naukowe UAM, 2010.
6. International Tables For X-ray Crystallography.
7. J. Drenth, Principles of Protein X-Ray Crystallography, Springer-Verlag, 2010.
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