Overview
- Gives a comprehensive account of this new fractal dimension based methods
- Introduces into this mathematical approach to biology
- Explains the range of use and the limits of these applications
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BRIEFSBIOCHEM)
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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 Exterior investigates the diverse facets of the various scales at which we describe protein biophysical and biochemical phenomena. Although these ideas are entirely mathematical, mathematical expositions have been avoided, unless the use of some expressions becomes absolutely obligatory. A first chapter introduce into fractal dimensions, protein exteriors and to methods to study the roughness of surfaces. The main topics covered in the following chapters include: protein-protein interaction interfaces; protein surface-roughness and local shape as well as adhesion on protein and other rough biomolecular surfaces.
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Book Title: Fractal Symmetry of Protein Exterior
Authors: Anirban Banerji
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0654-1
Publisher: Springer Basel
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-0653-4Published: 30 April 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-0654-1Published: 18 April 2013
Series ISSN: 2211-9353
Series E-ISSN: 2211-9361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 55
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Protein Structure, Bioinformatics, Math. Applications in Chemistry, Protein Science