Improved prediction of allergenicity by combination of multiple sequence motifs

In Silico Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Kong, Waiming ^a   Tan, Tsu Soo ^a   Tham, Lawrence ^a   Choo, Keng Wah ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergen; Allergen prediction; Combination of motifs

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALGORITHM; ALLERGENICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREDICTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE DATABASE;

ALGORITHMS; ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34249652473     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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