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Mucinomics: A Bioinformatic Analysis Of Snail Mucins, And Their Function, Maxwell B. Mcdermott
Mucinomics: A Bioinformatic Analysis Of Snail Mucins, And Their Function, Maxwell B. Mcdermott
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis outlines the current research on secreted snail mucus, highlighting the potential of this biopolymer, and also demonstrates a research strategy to fulfill the unmet need of examining the hierarchical structures that lead to the enormous biological and chemical diversity of snail mucus genes.
Computational Analysis And Prediction Of Intrinsic Disorder And Intrinsic Disorder Functions In Proteins, Akila I. Katuwawala
Computational Analysis And Prediction Of Intrinsic Disorder And Intrinsic Disorder Functions In Proteins, Akila I. Katuwawala
Theses and Dissertations
COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF INTRINSIC DISORDER AND INTRINSIC DISORDER FUNCTIONS IN PROTEINS
By Akila Imesha Katuwawala
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy with a concentration in Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2021
Director: Lukasz Kurgan, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Proteins, as a fundamental class of biomolecules, have been studied from various perspectives over the past two centuries. The traditional notion is that proteins require fixed and stable three-dimensional structures to carry out biological functions. However, there is mounting evidence regarding a “special” class …