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Title: Assigned and unassigned distance geometry: applications to biological molecules and nanostructures

Journal Article · · 4OR
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics; Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). X-ray Scattering Group
  2. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Univ. Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis (Brazil). Centro de Ciencias Fisicas e Matematicas
  4. Univ. of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo (Brazil). Dept. of Applied Mathematics (IMECC-UNICAMP)
  5. Univ. de Rennes, Rennes (France). Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systemes Aleatoires

Here, considering geometry based on the concept of distance, the results found by Menger and Blumenthal originated a body of knowledge called distance geometry. This survey covers some recent developments for assigned and unassigned distance geometry and focuses on two main applications: determination of three-dimensional conformations of biological molecules and nanostructures.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0012704; DMR-1534910
OSTI ID:
1183260
Report Number(s):
BNL-107678-2015-JA; R&D Project: PM032; KC0202010
Journal Information:
4OR, Vol. 14, Issue 4; ISSN 1619-4500
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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