On the syntactic structure of protein sequences and the concept of grammar complexity

It is shown that the concepts of grammar complexity and syntactic structure provide a useful mathematical framework for the investigation of some current problems in protein structure. Grammar complexity gives a measure of the degree of aperiodicity of a sequence and also an optimization criterion f...

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Published in:Bulletin of mathematical biology 1984, Vol.46 (4), p.641-659
Main Author: Jimenez-Montano, M.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
amino acid sequences
Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry
Biological and medical sciences
codon usage
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects, investigation methods
genes
genetic code
mathematics and statistics
molecular architecture
molecular conformation
Proteins
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Summary:It is shown that the concepts of grammar complexity and syntactic structure provide a useful mathematical framework for the investigation of some current problems in protein structure. Grammar complexity gives a measure of the degree of aperiodicity of a sequence and also an optimization criterion for evaluating amino acid categorizations. Three systems of amino acid categorization are compared in relation to their value for describing molecular architecture.
ISSN:0092-8240
1522-9602
DOI:10.1007/BF02459508