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: JIMENEZMONTANO, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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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:10.1016/S0092-8240(84)80064-6