Time Resolved Crystallography

Dear Colleagues,

With new advances in sample delivery and free electron lasers, this has opened up more opportunities to study fast chemical reaction states using time resolved crystallography. Time-resolved crystallography allows the study of intermediate states during reactions. It can provide valuable insight into the study of mechanisms at the molecular level, allowing identification of transition states of reactions which includes catalysis, electron transfer, ligand-binding, protein interactions, and protein unfolding. Time resolved crystallography is a powerful technique that transfers “static” crystallographic structures to molecular movies, providing a better understanding of their molecular function.

This Special Issue on Time-Resolved Crystallography will be a celebration of the advancement in crystallography and aims to cover a broad range of results involving time-resolution and its importance in relation to molecular structure in crystals. Scientists working in a wide range of disciplines are invited to contribute to this Special Edition.

Prof. Connie Darmanin
Guest Editor

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