Fractal hybrid orbitals analysis of the tertiary structure of proteinmolecules

Molecules

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-37

  Torrens, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Fractal hybrid orbital; Fractal theory; Protein conformation; Structural class

Indexed keywords

ACID PROTEINASE; ADENYLATE KINASE; ARABINOSE DERIVATIVE; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; CALCIUM BINDING PARVALBUMIN B; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CHYMOTRYPSIN; COAT PROTEIN; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOCHROME B5; CYTOCHROME C; FLAVODOXIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMERYTHRIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYSOZYME; MYOGLOBIN; PAPAIN; PROTEIN; PYRUVATE KINASE; RIBONUCLEASE A; RUBREDOXIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THERMOLYSIN; THIOREDOXIN; TRYPSIN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ATOMIC PARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYBRID; MOLECULE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0013364587     PISSN: 14203049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/70100026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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