David A Delgadillo, Jessica E Burch, Lee Joon Kim, Lygia S de Moraes, Kanji Niwa, Jason Williams, Melody J Tang, Vincent G Lavallo, Bhuwan Khatri Chhetri, Christopher G Jones, Isabel Hernandez Rodriguez, Joshua A Signore, Lewis Marquez, Riya Bhanushali, Sunmin Woo, Julia Kubanek, Cassandra Quave, Yi Tang, Hosea M Nelson
The structural determination of natural products (NPs) can be arduous because of sample heterogeneity. This often demands iterative purification processes and characterization of complex molecules that may be available only in miniscule quantities. Microcrystal electron diffraction (microED) has recently shown promise as a method to solve crystal structures of NPs from nanogram quantities of analyte. However, its implementation in NP discovery remains hampered by sample throughput and purity requirements, akin to traditional NP-discovery workflows...
January 24, 2024: ACS Central Science