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Fractal Symmetry of Protein Interior / by Anirban Banerji.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Banerji, Anirban, author.
- Series:
- Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)
- SpringerBriefs in biochemistry and molecular biology 2211-9353
- SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2211-9353
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proteins.
- Bioinformatics.
- Chemometrics.
- Protein Structure.
- Math. Applications in Chemistry.
- Protein Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Protein Structure.
- Bioinformatics.
- Math. Applications in Chemistry.
- Protein Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (X, 84 pages) : 16 illustrations, 15 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2013.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Basel : Springer Basel : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- The essential question that fractal dimensions attempt to answer is about the scales in Nature. For a system as non-idealistic and complex as a protein, studying scale-invariance becomes particularly important. Fractal Symmetry of Protein Interior investigates the diverse facets of the various scales at which we describe protein biophysical and biochemical phenomena. Following a thorough introduction to fractal dimensions, fractal-dimension-based approaches, that have been employed to study protein interior biophysical properties, are described. The focus is on the question "which scales are scale-invariant?" Investigations related to scaling of biophysical and biochemical behaviors may one day help us to formulate a fundamental theory about protein biophysics; which, in turn, may help us to understand fundamental principles of proteins.
- Contents:
- Introduction: How did it all begin
- Brief history of fractal dimension
- Introduction to Fractals
- Misconceptions about fractals
- Studying Protein Interior with Fractal Dimension
- Why, at all, does one need fractal dimension to study protein interior
- Schools of protein interior fractal studies
- Results obtained with fractal dimension-based investigations
- Gaining new knowledge about protein interior with FD-based investigations
- New directions in FD-based protein interior research.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-0348-0651-0
- 9783034806510
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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