SAXS Analysis In Structural Biology

Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, SAXS for short, is an increasingly popular technique for structural investigations in molecular biology, offering valuable complementary information to established techniques.

Common methods for structure analysis on biological macromolecules and complexes thereof are crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). SAXS complements both these high-resolution techniques with valuable additional information – and offers specific benefits compared to crystallography.