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Unified representation of helical parameters: Application to polysaccharides
Author(s) -
Perez Serge,
Vergelati Caroll
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.360240911
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , chemistry , polar , polysaccharide , polymer , solid state , biological system , chain (unit) , state (computer science) , class (philosophy) , algorithm , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , organic chemistry , astronomy , politics , political science , law , biology
A unified representation of helical parameters ( n , h ) based on a polar mapping is proposed. Its application to the case of polysaccharides allows a straightforward comparison of all secondary structures displayed by this class of biopolymers in the solid state. Based on the concept that a disordered state of a polymer may be described by a succession of local helical parameters, the application of this unified representation has been extended to the simulation of chain behavior in solution.