Title Computer-assisted modeling : contributions of computational approaches to elucidating macromolecular structure and function / Committee on Computer-Assisted Modeling, Board on Basic Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1987

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Description 1 online resource (x, 175 pages) : illustrations 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-175) Notes Print version record Subject Macromolecules -- Data processing Biochemistry -- Computer simulation Digital computer simulation. Computer simulation. Macromolecular Substances Computer Simulation simulation. SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Organic. Digital computer simulation Computer simulation Biochemistry -- Computer simulation Macromolecules -- Data processing Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Computer-Assisted Modeling. ISBN 0309568293 9780309568296

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