Who checks the checkers? Four validation tools applied to eight atomic resolution structures

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 417-436

  Wilson, K S ^a   Butterworth, S ^a   Dauter, Z ^a   Lamzin, V S ^a   Walsh, M ^a   Wodak, S ^a   Pontius, J ^a   Richelle, J ^a   Vaguine, A ^a   Sander, C ^a   Hooft, R W W ^a   Vriend, G ^a   Thornton, J M ^a   Laskowski, R A ^a   MacArthur, M W ^a   Dodson, E J ^a   Murshudov, G ^a   Oldfield, T J ^a   Kaptein, R ^a   Rullmann, J A C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic resolution; Protein stereochemistry; Stereochemical restraints; Structure validation; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0039299578     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1526     Document Type: Article

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