Recent Progress in Robot-Based Systems for Crystallography and Their Contribution to Drug Discovery.
Ferrer, J.L., Larive, N.A., Bowler, M.W., Nurizzo, D.(2013) Expert Opin Drug Discov 8: 835
- PubMed: 23656378 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1517/17460441.2013.793666
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3ZI6, 3ZI7 - PubMed Abstract: 
X-ray crystallography is the main tool for macromolecular structure solution at atomic resolution. It provides key information for the understanding of protein function, opening opportunities for the modulation of enzymatic mechanisms, and protein-ligand interactions. As a consequence, macromolecular crystallography plays an essential role in drug design, as well as in the a posteriori validation of drug mechanisms.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Joseph Fourier (UJF), Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel (IBS), F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 1, France. jean-luc.ferrer@ibs.fr