Abstract
A new algorithm for refinement of heavy-atom parameters is defined by an iterative procedure where external phases are provided by density modification. This algorithm is applied to two cases, tRNA(Asp) and the complex between tRNA(Asp) and aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. In the first case, where the structure was solved by multiple isomorphous replacement (MIR) methods, it was found that the new method gives accurate values for the native-derivative scale and four occupancy of heavy-atom sites. Position refinement was more delicate and it needed to be handled in a restricted resolution range. In the second case, where a similar method was used in the early stages of solving the phase problem, it slightly decreased the phase error. It was followed by an improvement of the density-modification masks, which led to better maps at higher resolution.
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