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Protein Crystallography Using Free-Electron Lasers: Water Oxidation in Photosynthesis†
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We thank Dr. Nicholas Cox for discussion. The work was supported by the Max Planck Society.
Graphical Abstract
A new perspective on enzymes: Free-electron lasers are increasingly used to obtain crystal structures of interesting enzymes like photosystem II from nanocrystals at room temperature, to avoid radiation damage, and to detect structural differences between specific states in the catalytic cycle.
