Protein Bioinformatics: An Algorithmic Approach to Sequence and Structure Analysis

Genomics and bioinformatics play an increasingly important andtransformative role in medicine, society and agriculture. Themapping of the human genome has revealed 35,000 or so genes whichmight code for more than one protein, resulting in 100,000 proteinsfor the humans alone. Since proteins are attractive targets fordeveloping drugs, efforts are now underway to map sequences andassign functions to many novel proteins. This book takes the novelapproach to cover both the sequence and structure analysis ofproteins in one volume and from an algorithmic perspective.

Key features of the book include:

• Provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis ofprotein sequence and structure analysis.
• Takes an algorithmic approach, relying on computational methodsrather than theoretical.
• Provides an integrated presentation of theory, examples, exercises and applications.
• Includes coverage of both protein structure, and sequence, analysis.
• Accessible enough for biologists, yet rigorous enough forcomputer scientists and mathematicians.
• Supported by a Web site featuring exercises, solutions, images, and computer programs.

Visit this website for exercises with solutions, computerprograms, errata and additional material:

http: //www.ii.uib.no/proteinbioinformatics/