MRC (file format)
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File extension: | .mrc |
Type of format: | 3D electron density file or 2D image file |
The MRC file format is a file format for electron density has become industry standard in Cryo-electron microscopy where the result of the technique is a three-dimensional grid of voxels each with a value corresponding to density of electrons (see wave function) The MRC format is supported by almost every molecular graphics suite that supports volumetric data. The major packages include:
See UCSF website for a tour of image created from data stored in MRC formats.
[edit] See also
- CCP4 (file format)
- EZD (file format)
- Chemical file format