Title :
Molecular modeling of oligosaccharides in biomolecular engineering
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Genie Biol. et Med., Lille, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Oligosaccharidic structures, which are present in a variety of natural products and are implicated in a wide range of biological phenomena, are discussed. Knowledge of their detailed three-dimensional architecture is essential in explaining their various biochemical and biomedical properties. The use of computer graphics in molecular modeling as a powerful tool for understanding the conformational shape of the oligosaccharides is considered. To obtain accurate structures of oligo- and polysaccharides, theoretical calculations must be performed, and for this purpose a set of parameters for different monosaccharides has been obtained
Keywords :
macromolecular configurations; molecular biophysics; physiological models; 3D molecular architecture; biochemical properties; biomedical properties; biomolecular engineering; computer graphics; conformational shape; molecular modeling; monosaccharides; natural products; oligosaccharidic structures; polysaccharides; Biological system modeling; Cells (biology); Computer architecture; Computer graphics; Couplings; Crystallography; Food industry; Potential energy; Pulp and paper industry; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96512
