Computer-assisted modeling contributions of computational approaches to elucidating macromolecular structure and function
In much of biology, the search for understanding the relation between structure and function is now taking place at the macromolecular level. Proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides are macromolecule--polymers formed from families of simpler subunits. Because of their size and complexity, the p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
National Academies Press
1987, 1987
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In much of biology, the search for understanding the relation between structure and function is now taking place at the macromolecular level. Proteins, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides are macromolecule--polymers formed from families of simpler subunits. Because of their size and complexity, the polymers are capable of both inter- and intramolecular interactions. These interactions confer upon the polymers distinctive three-dimensional shapes. These tertiary configurations, in turn, determine the function of the macromolecule. Computers have become so inextricably involved in empirical studies of three-dimensional macromolecular structure that mathematical modeling, or theory, and experimental approaches are interrelated aspects of a single enterprise |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (x, 175 pages) illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0309568293 9780309568296 |