An Apparatus and Method for Protein Structure Comparison and Search Using 3 Dimensional Edge Histogram

摘要

A protein structure comparison and search apparatus using a 3D edge histogram, the apparatus including: a research client for receiving a query protein from a user to request a search for similar proteins to a protein structure searching server, and outputting the searched result from the searching server; a 3D edge histogram-extracting/storing unit for creating and databasing 3D edge histograms of various proteins; and a protein structure searching server for creating a 3D edge histogram for the query protein, mutually comparing the 3D edge histogram for the query protein with the databased 3D edge histograms of the various proteins to calculate a similarity, and then searching and providing proteins having more than a predetermined similarity.