Macromolecular crystallography (MX) is a method 
for determining the structures of proteins, viruses 
and nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) from X-ray 
diffraction of crystals of those molecules. 

The high resolution 3D structures are important to
understand the processes that take place in living 
organisms and also for practical applications such
as drug design.
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Defluorinase

FlexX beamline

Macromolecular crystallography(MX); Standard cryocrystallography; Serial crystallography; High-Pressure cryocooling; MX experiments under pressure in diamond anvil cell (DAC).
MX: data collection

Prepare for your visit

All new users must read User Orientation and Safety Training Guide, and score 100% on the short User Online exam, before beginning any work at CHESS.
MX: remote data collection at macchess

Remote data collection

The ID7B2 beamline can be fully controlled via remote desktop connection for routine data collection.
MacCHESS automounter BAM2

Automounter

Automounters are intended to help maximize throughput at synchrotron beam lines where heavy shielding and safety interlocks slow manual access to the experiment.
Serial Crystallography: Experiment setup at G3

Serial Crystallography

Serial crystallography is a method for obtaining structural information on an atomic level of a protein, without the need for large protein crystals.
info graphics: software

Processing Crystallography Data

MacCHESS provides a full suite of software for processing crystallography data. We also include automated processing for getting fast results.
MX: data backup

Data backup and transport

Beamtime for macromolecular crystallography at MacCHESS is likely to generate lots of data which needs to be transported back to the home lab. 
Acknowledgment

Acknowledging MacCHESS