[ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] help identifying ligand

2013-07-08 Thread Herman . Schreuder
Dear Ed, What is the pH of your crystallization buffer? If it is acidic, either the azide or the carboxylate may be protonated. Also the local environment of the carboxylate can make a hugh difference in PKa. You could also use some Bayesian logic: given the elongated linear density, what else

Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] help identifying ligand

2013-07-08 Thread Enrico Stura
Dear CCP4BB, The most likely components are those at the highest concentration in the crystallization or cryosolution. And a few wild ideas to continue the discussion that is very important as the ligands are always very difficult to identify. Example: If you have 1.5 M ammonium sulfate

Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] help identifying ligand

2013-07-08 Thread Edward A. Berry
Thanks all, the pH is 6.7, azide is 3 mM, and there is no added ammonium. I could get away with modeling as two waters since the separation is well above the 2.2A that gets flagged as a clash in the PDB, still it's close enough to suggest that two waters is not really what's there. Enrico Stura

[ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] help identifying ligand

2013-07-08 Thread Herman . Schreuder
in minutes if the compound is not present in solution. Best, Herman -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] Im Auftrag von Edward A. Berry Gesendet: Montag, 8. Juli 2013 15:31 An: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] help