Theory and Mathematical Methods for Bioinformatics

• Main Authors: Shen, Shiyi (Author), Tuszynski, Jack A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Human genetics.; Proteomics.; Bioinformatics.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Biomathematics.; Life Sciences.; Life Sciences, general.; Applications of Mathematics.; Genetics and Population Dynamics.; Human Genetics.

This monograph addresses, in a systematic and pedagogical manner, the mathematical methods and the algorithms required to deal with the molecularly based problems of bioinformatics. The book will be useful to students, research scientists and practitioners of bioinformatics and related fields, espec...

Table of Contents:

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• Mutations and Alignments
• Stochastic Models of Mutations and Structural Analysis
• Modulus Structure Theory
• Super Pairwise Alignment
• Multiple Sequence Alignment
• Network Structures of Multiple Sequences Induced by Mutation
• Alignment Space
• Protein Configuration Analysis
• Background Information Concerning the Properties of Proteins
• Informational and Statistical Iterative Analysis of Protein Secondary Structure Prediction
• Three-Dimensional Structure Analysis of the Protein Backbone and Side Chains
• Alignment of Primary and Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins
• Depth Analysis of Protein Spatial Structure
• Analysis of the Morphological Features of Protein Spatial Structure
• Semantic Analysis for Protein Primary Structure.