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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454690403321

Titolo

Computational approaches to biochemical reactivity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gábor Náray-Szabó and Arieh Warshel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht ; ; Boston, : Kluwer Academic, c1997

ISBN

1-280-20496-6

9786610204960

0-306-46934-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2002.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Understanding chemical reactivity ; ; v. 19

Altri autori (Persone)

Náray-SzabóGábor

WarshelArieh

Disciplina

572/.44/015118

Soggetti

Biochemistry - Mathematical models

Enzyme kinetics

Quantum biochemistry

Ligand binding (Biochemistry) - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Quantum Mechanical Models for Reactions in Solution -- Free Energy Perturbation Calculations within Quantum Mechanical Methodologies -- Hybrid Potentials for Molecular Systems in the Condensed Phase -- Molecular Mechanics and Dynamics Simulations of Enzymes -- Electrostatic Interactions in Proteins -- Electrostatic Basis of Enzyme Catalysis -- On the Mechanisms of Proteinases -- Modelling of Proton Transfer Reactions in Enzymes -- Protein-Ligand Interactions.

Sommario/riassunto

A quantitative description of the action of enzymes and other biological systems is both a challenge and a fundamental requirement for further progress in our und- standing of biochemical processes. This can help in practical design of new drugs and in the development of artificial enzymes as well as in fundamental understanding of the factors that control the activity of biological systems. Structural and biochemical st- ies have yielded major insights about the action of biological molecules and the mechanism of enzymatic reactions. However it is not entirely clear how to use this - portant information in a consistent and



quantitative analysis of the factors that are - sponsible for rate acceleration in enzyme active sites. The problem is associated with the fact that reaction rates are determined by energetics (i. e. activation energies) and the available experimental methods by themselves cannot provide a correlation - tween structure and energy. Even mutations of specific active site residues, which are extremely useful, cannot tell us about the totality of the interaction between the active site and the substrate. In fact, short of inventing experiments that allow one to measure the forces in enzyme active sites it is hard to see how can one use a direct experimental approach to unambiguously correlate the structure and function of enzymes. In fact, in view of the complexity of biological systems it seems that only computers can handle the task of providing a quantitative structure-function correlation.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824035503321

Autore

Peschke Michael

Titolo

International encyclopedia of abbreviations and acronyms in science and technology . Series B Ecology, environment, geosciences, A-Z / / compiled by Michael Peschke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Munchen : , : K.G. Saur, , 2007

ISBN

3-11-091538-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 pages)

Collana

International Encyclopedia of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Science and Technology

Disciplina

550.3

Soggetti

Earth sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents / Inhalt -- Preface -- Vorwort -- A - Z -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

Sommario/riassunto

Die Internationale Enzyklopädie der Abkürzungen und Akronyme in Wissenschaft und Technik sowie die ergänzenden Jahrbücher der Jahre 2000 bis 2006 umfassen inzwischen über 1 Million Abkürzungen und



Akronyme aus den unterschiedlichsten Fach- und Lebensbereichen. Nicht nur offizielle, gültige Abkürzungen, auch alltagssprachlich gebräuchliche und früher benutzte Formen werden in alphabetischer Reihenfolge berücksichtigt. Während Reihe A die Bereiche Politik, Geschichte und Soziales erfasst, behandelt Reihe B die Themen Ökologie, Umwelt und Geowissenschaften.

This publication contains acronyms from a variety of disciplines and walks of life; not only officially acknowledged abbreviations, but also out-of-date forms as well as those in general everyday use. The main part with supplementary annuals for the years 2000-2006 have over 1 million entries. This extensive database is now being updated and indexed for individual fields of science and areas of society.