Protein Geometry, Classification, Topology and Symmetry - A Computational Analysis of Structure

Informationen zum Autor Taylor, William R.; Aszodi, Andras Klappentext From a geometric perspective, this book reviews and analyzes the structural principals of proteins with the goal of revealing the underlying regularities in their construction. It also reviews computer methods for structure analysis and the automatic comparison and classification of these structures with an analysis of the statistical significance of comparing different shapes. Following an analysis of the current state of the protein classification, the authors explore more abstract geometric and topological representations, including the occurrence of knotted topologies. The book concludes with a consideration of the origin of higher-level symmetries in protein structure. Zusammenfassung From a geometric perspective, this book reviews and analyzes the structural principals of proteins with the goal of revealing the underlying regularities in their construction. It concludes with a consideration of the origin of higher-level symmetries in protein structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 IntroductionPART 1 - GEOMETRY: Ellipsoids and embedding. Sticks to strings. PART 2 - CLASSIFICATION: Networks and domains. Protein structure comparison. Classiffcation and fold spaces. PART 3 - TOPOLOGY: Folds, tangles and knots. Structure prediction and modelling. PART 4 - SYMMETRY: Structural symmetry. Evolution and Origins. References. Index.

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• Authors: Andras Aszodi, András Aszódi, Aszodi Andras, W. Taylor, W. R. Taylor, William R Taylor, William R. Taylor, William R. (National Institute for Medical Taylor, William R. Aszodi Taylor, Taylor William R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9780750309851
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-0985-1
• No. of pages: 348
• Series: Series in Biophysics; Series in Biophysics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, biochemistry, proteins