Biomolecular Crystallography: Principles, Practice, and Application to Structural Biology

I had been looking for a good book on crystallography of proteins for a long time. I had looked into Jan Drenth's book - but found it to be too superficial and at best, only a run through guide for last minute preparation for exams. This book is definitely a great one for those who want to understand protein crystallography real well - adequate and clear explanations, quite detailed and thorough and definitely written for a very broad audience. My only complaint is that it is not very heavy on the fundamentals of X-ray diffraction and phase problem analysis. While descriptions might seem to be adequate initially, the math is quite lacking. But then again, I've not yet found good biomolecular crystallography books which explain the physics of the problem any better. I had to opt for a mineral/small molecule crystallography book (by Giacovazzo  Fundamentals of Crystallography ) for frequent reference and when used together - they seemed to very good and rigorous. Nonetheless I would strongly reccommend this book - probably its the best in the market (related to biomolecules).

This book helps me get an A+ for my protein folding class.

This is one of the best crystallography books you can buy. It actually goes into some practical detail contrasted with most books that are 90% theory and just skim over practical stuff. Lots of useful pictures to try to explain the very abstract concepts involved.Also, I bought it from the Amazon seller Bookera (based in India) for $50 cheaper than buying it directly from Amazon for a brand new, still sealed hardcover book. I had it expedited for $7 and it arrived in 4 days. There was some very minor damage to the cover, I imagine from the knot being too tight, but it's otherwise in perfect condition.

Great book.

I have nothing to say about this book except that it is just PERFECT! I love the structure of the book, the way it is written in order to make it easy to read even for beginners (like me) in macromolecular crystallography.I definitely give it 5 stars!

Worth the money for someone doing X-ray crystallography

Every structural biology student should get it.

Yet I have to admit I am not yet completely done with it. The author has wonderful understanding of the subject and he presents it clearly for a biochemist, albeit non- crystallographer.

The books is great, but mine arrived with the corners folded.

Referenza eccellente per chi desidera approndire le metodologie di biologia strutturale e cristallografia. Il libro di Rupp fornisce una ampia analisi degli aspetti formali e anche di quelli pratici relativi alla pipeline di biologia strutturale. Molto importante questo secondo aspetto, talvolta considerato di minore importanza da altri testi blasonati.

Necessary for crystallographers students. Although I'm chemist, I understood many things from this book

A very good and comprehensive introduction, which is nicely written. Especially the important statistics part is well treated (something which is missing in other books).Clear recommendation!

This book must be very high quality. I see it days and nights on student's desks and in the labs.