Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan
Online ISSN : 1349-4244
Print ISSN : 1348-0693
ISSN-L : 1348-0693
II. DYNAMICS AND OPTIMIZATION
Randomness and Organization of the Bio-Nano-Particles into the Functional Structure
Kenji YAMAMOTONoriyoshi MANABE
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2004 Volume 53 Pages 111-114

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Protein is a water soluble nano-particle and has the biological functions. Some protein has the activity of self-assembly; that is this type of protein interact each other and organize a structure. These assembled proteins (super molecules) such as the bacterial flagella have another functions as a whole. We found that the randomness play an important role both for the intra-molecular organization of protein into a functional structure and for the inter-molecular organization of proteins into a functional assembled super-molecules. With this study most of the proteins are suggested to have an activity of the organization into a particular super molecule.

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