From genes to protein structure and function: Novel applications of computational approaches in the genomic era

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-39

  Skolnick, Jeffrey ^a   Fetrow, Jacquelyn S ^b  

^a DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b GeneFormatics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND VARIABILITY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

GENES; PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033964710     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(99)01398-0     Document Type: Review

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