A Mathematical Approach to Protein Biophysics

• Main Authors: Scott, L. Ridgway (Author), Fernández, Ariel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Medical biochemistry.; Proteins.; Systems biology.; Biomathematics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Systems Biology.; Protein Science.; Medical Biochemistry.

This book explores quantitative aspects of protein biophysics and attempts to delineate certain rules of molecular behavior that make atomic scale objects behave in a digital way.  This book will help readers to understand how certain biological systems involving proteins function as digital informa...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding Proteins as Digital Widgets
• Digital Rules for Proteins
• Electrostatic Forces
• Protein Basics
• Protein Structure
• Hydrogen Bonds
• Composition of Protein-Protein Interfaces
• Wrapping Electrostatic Bonds
• Stickiness of Dehydrons
• Electrostatic Force Details
• Dehydrons in Protein Interactivity
• Aromatic Interactions
• Peptide Bond Rotation
• Continuum Equations for Electrostatics
• Wrapping Technology
• Epilogue
• Units
• Notes
• Glossary
• Index. .