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• Proteins are purified and dehydrated to form crystals. Then X-rays are fired at

     them.

• The x-rays are deflected by atoms that are in the way. The diffraction pattern

     can then be used to determine the coordinates of the atoms.

• Primary Structures

                                                                             Figure 4 primary structure

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