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Macromolecular dictionary (mmCIF) version 2.0.09

_exptl_crystal.density_Matthews

Name:
'_exptl_crystal.density_Matthews'

Definition:

   The density of the crystal, expressed as the ratio of the
   volume of the asymmetric unit to the molecular mass of a
   monomer of the structure, in units of angstroms^3^ per dalton.

   Ref: Matthews, B. W. (1968). J. Mol. Biol. 33, 491-497.

Type: float

Mandatory item: no

Category: exptl_crystal


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.