title: Molecular surface representations by sparse critical points.
abstract: We have defined a molecular surface representation that describes precisely and concisely the complete molecular surface. The representation consists of a limited number of critical points disposed at key locations over the surface. These points adequately represent the shape and the important characteristics of the surface, despite the fact that they are modest in number. We expect the representation to be useful in areas such as molecular recognition and visualization. In particular, using this representation, we are able to achieve accurate and efficient protein-protein and protein-small molecule docking.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Mathematical Biology, National Cancer Institute-FCRF, Maryland 21702.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nussinov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wolfson
mesh_terms: D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000737:chemistry; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013499:Surface Properties; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry; D014357:Trypsin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D008024:Ligands; D009211:Myoglobin; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D014357:Trypsin