Functional Units (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Functional Units

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In the new algorithm, proteins are denoted in a radial-spherical coordinate system, which itself is as close as possible to the shape of the protein. This allows the proteins to be split into "functional units" to solve the problem in a simpler way.

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