Computational Methods for Protein Structure Prediction and Modeling: Volume 1: Basic... by Ying Xu, Dong Xu, and Jie Liang

Computational Methods for Protein Structure Prediction and Modeling: Volume 1: Basic...

Features

Cover Type: Hard Cover with 394 pages

Published by: Springer

Edition: 1st Edition December 15, 2006

Written in: English

ISBN 10 Number: 0387333193

ISBN 13 Number: 978-0387333199

Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches

Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description

Volume one of this two volume sequence focuses on the basic characterization of known protein structures as well as structure prediction from protein sequence information. The 11 chapters provide an overview of the field, covering key topics in modeling, force fields, classification, computational methods, and struture prediction. Each chapter is a self contained review designed to cover (1) definition of the problem and an historical perspective, (2) mathematical or computational formulation of the problem, (3) computational methods and algorithms, (4) performance results, (5) existing software packages, and (6) strengths, pitfalls, challenges, and future research directions.

Key Features

Addresses a broad interdisciplinary audience in biophysics and biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, computational biology, and bioinformatics
Provides a comprehensive overview of protein biophysics for both professionals and graduate students
Presents computational methods for all major aspects of protein structure analysis
Each chapter offers a self-contained review

About The Author
Dr. Ying Xu is Regents-GRA Eminent Scholar and Professor at the University of Georgia. Dr. Dong Xu is the Director of the Digital Biology Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Jie Liang is the Director for the Center for Bioinformatics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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