Title :
Intramolecular structure of proteins as driven by Steiner optimization problems
Author :
Mondaini, R.P. ; Oliveira, N.V.
Author_Institution :
Alberto Luiz Coimbra Inst. for Graduate Studies & Res. in Eng., COPPE-UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
In this work we intend to report on some results obtained by an analytical modelling of biomacromolecular structures as driven by the study of Steiner points and Steiner trees with an Euclidean definition of distance.
Keywords :
macromolecules; molecular biophysics; optimisation; proteins; trees (mathematics); Euclidean distance; Steiner optimization problem; Steiner points; Steiner trees; biomacromolecular structures; protein intramolecular structure; Analytical models; Equations; Manifolds; Proposals; Protein engineering; Steiner trees; Systems engineering and theory; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Engineering, 2005. ICSEng 2005. 18th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2359-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENG.2005.49
