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Enum: StructuralBiologyTechnique

Structural biology experimental techniques

URI: valuesets:StructuralBiologyTechnique

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Advantages Aliases Applications Information Resolution Range
CRYO_EM cryogenic electron microscopy CHMO:0002413 Cryo-electron microscopy cryoEM, electron cryo-microscopy 2-30 Å typical
CRYO_ET electron tomography MI:2338 Cryo-electron tomography cryoET, electron cryo-tomography 20-100 Å typical
X_RAY_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY single crystal X-ray diffraction CHMO:0000159 X-ray crystallography XRC, macromolecular crystallography 1-4 Å typical
NEUTRON_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY neutron diffraction CHMO:0000698 Neutron crystallography hydrogen positions, deuteration studies
SAXS small-angle X-ray scattering CHMO:0000204 Small-angle X-ray scattering low-resolution structure, conformational changes
SANS small-angle neutron scattering CHMO:0000184 Small-angle neutron scattering contrast variation with deuteration
WAXS wide-angle X-ray scattering CHMO:0000207 Wide-angle X-ray scattering
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy CHMO:0000591 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy solution structure, dynamics
MASS_SPECTROMETRY CHMO:0000470 Mass spectrometry native MS, crosslinking, HDX
NEGATIVE_STAIN_EM negative staining FBbi:00000399 Negative stain electron microscopy 15-30 Å typical

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structural_biology_technique Structural biology experimental techniques

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name: StructuralBiologyTechnique
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Structural biology experimental techniques
title: Structural Biology Technique
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CRYO_EM:
    text: CRYO_EM
    description: Cryo-electron microscopy
    meaning: CHMO:0002413
    annotations:
      resolution_range:
        tag: resolution_range
        value: 2-30 Å typical
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: cryoEM, electron cryo-microscopy
    title: cryogenic electron microscopy
  CRYO_ET:
    text: CRYO_ET
    description: Cryo-electron tomography
    meaning: MI:2338
    annotations:
      resolution_range:
        tag: resolution_range
        value: 20-100 Å typical
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: cryoET, electron cryo-tomography
    title: electron tomography
  X_RAY_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY:
    text: X_RAY_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
    description: X-ray crystallography
    meaning: CHMO:0000159
    annotations:
      resolution_range:
        tag: resolution_range
        value: 1-4 Å typical
      aliases:
        tag: aliases
        value: XRC, macromolecular crystallography
    title: single crystal X-ray diffraction
  NEUTRON_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY:
    text: NEUTRON_CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
    description: Neutron crystallography
    meaning: CHMO:0000698
    annotations:
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: hydrogen positions, deuteration studies
    title: neutron diffraction
  SAXS:
    text: SAXS
    description: Small-angle X-ray scattering
    meaning: CHMO:0000204
    annotations:
      information:
        tag: information
        value: low-resolution structure, conformational changes
    title: small-angle X-ray scattering
  SANS:
    text: SANS
    description: Small-angle neutron scattering
    meaning: CHMO:0000184
    annotations:
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: contrast variation with deuteration
    title: small-angle neutron scattering
  WAXS:
    text: WAXS
    description: Wide-angle X-ray scattering
    meaning: CHMO:0000207
    title: wide-angle X-ray scattering
  NMR:
    text: NMR
    description: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
    meaning: CHMO:0000591
    annotations:
      information:
        tag: information
        value: solution structure, dynamics
    title: nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
  MASS_SPECTROMETRY:
    text: MASS_SPECTROMETRY
    description: Mass spectrometry
    meaning: CHMO:0000470
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: native MS, crosslinking, HDX
  NEGATIVE_STAIN_EM:
    text: NEGATIVE_STAIN_EM
    description: Negative stain electron microscopy
    meaning: FBbi:00000399
    annotations:
      resolution_range:
        tag: resolution_range
        value: 15-30 Å typical
    title: negative staining