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AN INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTATIONAL
BIOCHEMISTRY
 
AN INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTATIONAL
BIOCHEMISTRY
C. Stan Tsai, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
and Institute of Biochemistry
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Tsai, C. Stan.
An introduction to computational biochemistry / C. Stan Tsai.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-471-40120-X (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Biochemistry--Data processing. 2. Biochemistry--Computer simulation. 3.
Biochemistry--Mathematics. I. Title.
QP517.M3 T733 2002
572 .0285--dc21
2001057366
Printed in the United States of America.
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CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... ix
1 INTRODUCTION
1
1.1. Biochemistry: Studies of Life at the Molecular Level . . . ......
1
1.2. Computer Science and Computational Sciences . ............
5
1.3. Computational Biochemistry: Application of Computer
Technology to Biochemistry ............................
6
References . . . . . ........................................
9
2 BIOCHEMICAL DATA: ANALYSIS AND
MANAGEMENT 11
2.1. Statistical Analysis of Biochemical Data . . . . . . ............ 11
2.2. Biochemical Data Analysis with Spreadsheet Application ..... 20
2.3. Biochemical Data Management with Database Program ...... 28
2.4. Workshops . ........................................ 31
References . . . . . ........................................ 40
3 BIOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION: INTERNET RESOURCES 41
3.1. Introduction to Internet . .............................. 41
3.2. Internet Resources of Biochemical Interest . . . . . ............ 46
3.3. Database Retrieval ................................... 48
3.4. Workshops . ........................................ 52
References . . . . . ........................................ 52
4 MOLECULAR GRAPHICS: VISUALIZATION OF
BIOMOLECULES 53
4.1. Introduction to Computer Graphics . . . . . . . . . ............ 53
4.2. Representation of Molecular Structures . . . . . . . ............ 56
4.3. Drawingand Display of Molecular Structures . . ............ 60
4.4. Workshops . ........................................ 69
References . . . . . ........................................ 70
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5 BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS: STRUCTURE AND
ANALYSIS 73
5.1. Survey of Biomolecules . .............................. 73
5.2. Characterization of Biomolecular Structures . . . ............ 80
5.3. Fittingand Search of Biomolecular Data and Information .... 87
5.4. Workshops . ........................................ 98
References . . . . . ........................................ 103
6 DYNAMIC BIOCHEMISTRY: BIOMOLECULAR
INTERACTIONS 107
6.1. Biomacromolecule Ligand Interactions . . . . . . . ............ 107
6.2. Receptor Biochemistry and Signal Transduction ............ 111
6.3. Fittingof BindingData and Search for Receptor Databases . . . 113
6.4. Workshops . ........................................ 119
References . . . . . ........................................ 121
7 DYNAMIC BIOCHEMISTRY: ENZYME KINETICS 123
7.1. Characterization of Enzymes . . . ........................ 123
7.2. Kinetics of Enzymatic Reactions ........................ 126
7.3. Search and Analysis of Enzyme Data . . . . . . . . . ............ 133
7.4. Workshops . ........................................ 140
References . . . . . ........................................ 144
8 DYNAMIC BIOCHEMISTRY: METABOLIC SIMULATION 147
8.1. Introduction to Metabolism ............................ 147
8.2. Metabolic Control Analysis ............................ 152
8.3. Metabolic Databases and Simulation . . . . . . . . . ............ 153
8.4. Workshops . ........................................ 160
References . . . . . ........................................ 162
9 GENOMICS: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND
RECOMBINANT DNA
165
9.1. Genome, DNA Sequence, and Transmission of Genetic
Information ........................................ 165
9.2. Recombinant DNA Technology . ........................ 169
9.3. Nucleotide Sequence Analysis . . ........................ 171
9.4. Workshops . ........................................ 179
References . . . . . ........................................ 181
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