title: Statistical mechanics of DNA and protein suitable for computer calculation.
abstract: The melting behavior of DNA and formation of alpha-helices and beta-strands in protein can be discussed rigorously by statistical mechanical treatment. To do this, however, appropriate formulations are required for fast computer calculation. New formalisms for DNA and protein in terms of recurrence relations suitable for computer calculation are presented.
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004247:DNA; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D011336:Probability; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA