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This review has emphasised the importance of precise stereochemical data in the determination of the structural basis of metal-ion function and reactivity in proteins and enzymes. The resolving power of protein X-ray crystallography has been discussed in general to indicate the origins of the approximate stereochemical data characteristic of protein structures at present, in comparison to the results of small-molecule X-ray crystallography. Possible directions through which improved stereochemical detail of proteins may be obtained in the future have been briefly discussed, especially with respect to their metal-ligand co-ordination centres.
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Mcauliffe, C.A. (1975). Summary. In: McAuliffe, C.A. (eds) Techniques and Topics in Bioinorganic Chemistry. Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02253-3_5
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