Title Fractal symmetry of protein interior / Anirban Banerji

Published Basel ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource Series SpringerBriefs in biochemistry and molecular biology, 2211-9353 SpringerBriefs in biochemistry and molecular biology. Contents 880-01 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 880-01/(S 1 Introduction -- How did it All Begin? (Brief History of Fractal Dimension) -- Introduction to Fractals -- Misconceptions About Fractals -- References -- 2. Studying Protein Interior with Fractal Dimension -- Why, at All, Does One Need Fractal Dimension to Study Protein Interior? -- Schools of Protein Interior Fractal Studies -- Approaches with Backbone Connectivity -- Approach with Residue (and Atom) Distribution -- Approach with Correlation Dimension Analysis -- Approaches with RGT -- Approach with the Spectral Dimension -- Results Obtained with Fractal Dimension-Based Investigations -- FD-Based Protein Conformation Studies -- FD-Based Ion-Channel Kinetics Studies -- FD-Based Attempts to Relate Protein Structure and Dynamics -- Studies in Fractal Kinetics -- FD-Based Results on Protein Structure -- Gaining New Knowledge About Protein Interior with FD-Based Investigations -- Implementation of CD-Based Constructs -- CD-Based Investigation of Local and Global Dependencies -- Amongst Peptide Dipoles Units -- CD Amongst Charged Amino Acids Across All Seven SCOP Classes -- CD Amongst Aromatic Amino Acids Across All Seven SCOP Classes -- CD Amongst Hydrophobic Amino Acids Across All Seven SCOP Classes -- General Inferences About Protein Stability from SCOP Class Wide Separate Analyses of CD Between Charged Residues, Peptide Dipole, Aromatic Amino Acids, and Hydrophobic Amino Acids -- Correlation Dimension-Based Investigation of Dependency Distribution Amongst Hydrophobic Residues, Charged Residues, and Residues with π-Electron Clouds -- Problems with FD, Necessary Precautions While Working with FD -- New Directions in Fractal Dimension-Based Protein Interior Research -- Conclusion 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 Analysis Life sciences Chemistry -- Mathematics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Protein Structure Protein Science Bibliography Includes bibliographical references In Springer eBooks Subject Proteins -- Structure Fractals. Symmetry (Physics) Proteins -- Conformation. Protein Conformation Fractals Proteins -- chemical synthesis Proteins -- ultrastructure fractals. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry. Proteins -- Conformation Fractals Proteins -- Structure Symmetry (Physics) Form Electronic book ISBN 9783034806510 3034806515 3034806507 9783034806503

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