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Global Optimization in Protein Folding

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Keywords and Phrases

Introduction

The Build-up Procedure

  Outline of the Procedure

  Drawbacks of the Procedure

  Applications

The Self Consistent Electrostatic Field Method

  Computation of the Electric Field and Dipole Moments

  Degree of Alignment of a Dipole Moment with the Electric Field

  Best-possible Alignment of a Dipole Moment with the Electric Field

  Applications

The Monte Carlo-Minimization Method

  Applications

The Electrostatically Driven Monte Carlo Method

  The Electrostatically Driven Monte Carlo Method

  Backtrack

  Applications

The Diffusion Equation Method and Other Methods Based on the Deformation of the Potential-Energy Surface

The Conformational Space Annealing Method

Hierarchical Approach

References

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Ripoll, D.R., Liwo, A., Scheraga, H.A. (2008). Global Optimization in Protein Folding . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_246

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