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From the Foreword
"[A] must read for all of us committed to understanding the interplay of structure and function...[T]he individual chapters outline the suite of major basic life science questions such as the status of efforts to predict protein structure and how proteins carry out cellular functions, and also the applied life science questions such as how structural bioinformatics can improve health care through accelerating drug discovery."

This book provides a basic understanding of the theories, associated algorithms, resources, and tools used in structural bioinformatics. The reader emerges with the ability to make effective use of protein, DNA, RNA, carbohydrate, and complex structures to better understand biological function. Moreover, it draws a clear connection between structural studies and the rational design of new therapies.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)

A Legit review from a REAL: reader

Ok, there are 3 reviews listed here from what seems to be the authors or their closest friends... I give these about as much credit as whale dung at the bottom of the ocean. That being said, this *IS* an awesome summation of current knowledge in the fields of Structural biology and bioinformatics, especially for one with a working (undergraduate) knowledge of biological building blocks.
A few things of note: the book is aimed at biologists. This is not to imply that computer scientists or actuarial scientists will never understand this book, but rather implies that the approach to instruction is taken from the biological realm and then expanded to other related fields.
Also note that this is aimed strictly at comparative structural bioinformatics. While mentioned in the book, topics like transcription factors, x-ray crystalographic methods, or multi-cell signalling networks are best left for other books. This particular book, while touching on the subjects, does not go into much depth in these subjects. Personally, I feel this is all the better, allowing for a better primer of the subjects.
All in all, I have to say that this is one of the best books to date for an upper-undergraduate / graduate student to gain a working knowledge of Structural Bioinformatics. As such, I gladly rate this a 5 star book!
June 16, 2006

Terrific Book

"...a terrific job in this timely creation of a compilation of articles that appropriately addresses this issue." (Briefings in Bioinformatics)
October 17, 2003

Useful and Timely

"...a useful and timely summary of a rapidly expanding field." (Nature Structural Biology, Vol. 10, No. 8, August 2003)
September 03, 2003

Recommended Book

"...recommended for anyone who wishes to develop bioinformatics tools for protein structure analysis." (The Biotech Journal, April/May 2003)
July 25, 2003

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