Purchase of an X-Ray Diffractometer

x射线晶体学技术是测定小多肽和复杂金属团簇等多种化合物分子结构的有力工具。当与最新的计算机软件相结合时，这项技术变得非常容易实施。x射线晶体仪器的使用大大提高了化学家进行前沿研究的能力。加州大学圣地亚哥分校的化学系将利用化学仪器项目的这笔资金来帮助获得一台x射线衍射仪。此次收购将加强的化学研究领域包括：1)海洋天然产物的结构解析2)多肽的x射线衍射3)电子传递过程的结构方面4)金属有机分子作为介质和模型5)立体化学信息的传递6)金属酶模拟物的结构。

The technique of X-ray crystallography is a powerful tool for the determination of the molecular structure of compounds as diverse as small polypeptides and complex metal clusters. When combined with the latest computer software, the technique is becoming remarkably easy to put into practice. Access to X-ray crystallographic instrumentation markedly improves the ability of chemists to carry out frontier research. The Department of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, will use this award from the Chemical Instrumentation Program to help acquire an X-ray diffractometer. The areas of chemical research that will be enhanced by the acquisition include the following: 1) Structural elucidation of marine natural products 2) X-ray diffraction of peptides 3) Structural aspects of electron transfer processes 4) Metallo-organic molecules as mediators and models 5) Transmission of stereochemical information 6) Structure of metallo-enzyme mimics.