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Hi Liang,

> I have a Se-Met data set only good at 6 angstrom. Is it still useful for
> phasing?

Well, the short answer is that it depends on a couple of things: how many
Se atoms vs total atoms; if you have only SAS or full MAD; how many of
your Se atoms are actually localized (and probably more importantly, how
many of the localized Se atoms you are able to find).  If you have a
relatively large proportion of Se atoms, which you can locate, and three
wavelength data, then it should be possible to phase off of it.

But the more important question is if you get a good 6 angstrom phase set,
is it going to be useful for your project?  Intpretation of low resolution
maps can be problematic, and phase extension only gets you so far (if you
later get a higher-resolution native dataset).

Good luck,

Pete



Pete Meyer
Fu Lab
BMCB grad student
Cornell University

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