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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739432903321

Autore

Banerji Anierban

Titolo

Fractal symmetry of protein exterior / / Anierban Banerji

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Springer, 2013

ISBN

3-0348-0654-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (55 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , 2211-9353

Disciplina

572

572.60151

572/.60151

Soggetti

Protein-protein interactions

Proteins - Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Studying protein exterior with fractal dimension -- Characterization of protein-protein interfaces, considering surface-roughness and local shape -- Adhesion on protein (and other rough biomolecular) surfaces.

Sommario/riassunto

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.