Radiation Damage

X-ray radiation from a synchrotron source can rapidly cause specific damage to a protein, as seen by X-ray crystallography. The four images represent a series of electron density maps collected from a single AChE crystal. Note the disappearance of the disulfide bond.

X-ray radiation from a synchrotron source can rapidly cause specific damage to a protein, as seen by X-ray crystallography. The four images represent a series of electron density maps collected from a single AChE crystal. Note the disappearance of the disulfide