Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2013

Publication Title

Molecular Based Mathematical Biology

Volume

1

Issue

1

Publisher

De Gruyter

Abstract

This review outlines the recent progress made in developing more accurate and efficient solutions to model electrostatics in systems comprised of bio-macromolecules and nano-objects, the last one referring to objects that do not have biological function themselves but nowadays are frequently used in biophysical and medical approaches in conjunction with bio-macromolecules. The problem of modeling macromolecular electrostatics is reviewed from two different angles: as a mathematical task provided the specific definition of the system to be modeled and as a physical problem aiming to better capture the phenomena occurring in the real experiments. In addition, specific attention is paid to methods to extend the capabilities of the existing solvers to model large systems toward applications of calculations of the electrostatic potential and energies in molecular motors, mitochondria complex, photosynthetic machinery and systems involving large nano-objects.

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This manuscript has been published in the journal Molecular Based Mathematical Biology. Please find the published version here (note that a subscription is necessary to access this version):

http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mlbmb.2012.1.issue/mlbmb-2013-0002/mlbmb-2013-0002.xml

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