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It is not our intention to provide a complete introduction to the structure of proteins. Instead, we suggest consulting texts (Branden, Tooze, Introduction to protein structure. Garland Pub., New York, 1991, [59], Thomas, Creighton, proteins: structures and molecular properties. W. H. Freeman, New York, 1993, [102], Petsko, Ringe, Protein structure and function. New Science Press, London, 2004, [393]) for further information. Moreover, we suggest acquiring a molecular modeling set so that accurate three-dimensional models can be constructed. In addition, it will be useful to become familiar with a graphical viewer for PDB files (even the venerable “rasmol” would be useful). We present some essential information and emphasize concepts needed later or ones that may be novel.
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There are more than twenty biologically related amino acids that have been identified, but we will limit our study to the twenty primary amino acids commonly found.
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In this regard tryptophan shares structure similar to the compound psilocybin which is known to fit into the same binding sites as the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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Scott, L.R., Fernández, A. (2017). Protein Basics. In: A Mathematical Approach to Protein Biophysics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66032-5_4
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