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. 2016 Sep 15;72(Pt 10):1090–1099. doi: 10.1107/S2059798316012833

Table 1. Parameters of SAXS data acquisition and analysis.

Data-collection parameters
 Instrument BM29, ESRF
 Wavelength (Å) 0.99
q-range (Å−1) 0.0032–0.49 
 Sample-to-detector distance (m) 2.864
 Exposure time per frame (s) 1
 Concentration range n.a.
 Temperature (K) 293
 Detector PILATUS 1M (Dectris)
 Flux (photons s−1) 5 × 1011
 Beam size (µm) 700 × 700
Structural parameters for BSA, linear gradient  
I 0 (from Guinier) (arbitrary units) 0.0778
R g (from Guinier) (Å) 27.4 ± 0.1
q min R gq max R g used for Guinier 0.31–1.28
 Theoretical R g (from CRYSOL) (Å) 27.15
 Porod volume V p (from SCÅTTER) (Å3) (116 ± 5) × 103
 Molecular mass M r (from V p) (kDa) 68.2
 Calculated monomeric M r from sequence (kDa) 66.5
Structural parameters for BSA, step gradient
I 0 (from Guinier) (arbitrary units) 0.0183
R g (from Guinier) (Å) 27.1 ± 0.1
q min R gq max R g used for Guinier 0.27–1.29
 Theoretical R g (from CRYSOL) (Å) 27.15
 Porod volume V p (from SCÅTTER) (Å3) (116 ± 5) × 103
 Molecular mass M r (from V p) (kDa) 68.2
 Calculated monomeric M r from sequence (kDa) 66.5
Structural parameters for D5323–785, step gradient
I 0 (from Guinier) (arbitrary units) 0.386
R g (from Guinier) (Å) 46.5 ± 0.1
q min R gq max R g used for Guinier 0.44–1.29
I 0 [from P(r)] 0.378
R g [from P(r)] (Å) 44.7 ± 0.1
D max [from P(r)] (Å) 120
q-range used for P(r) (Å−1) 0.03–0.18
 Porod volume V p (from SCÅTTER) (Å3) (577 ± 5) × 103
 Molecular mass M r (from V p) (kDa) 338
 Calculated monomeric M r from sequence (kDa) 321