On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, laurie wrote:
> I am seeking -detailed- information on the biochemistry of protein
> digestion in the living human. Since biochemistry occurs strictly in
> 3-dimensional space, conventional vague, summarized accounts in
> zero-dimensional words are useless and misleading.
. . . but words can describe many many dimensions!
> What is necessary is a 3-dimensional real-time, real-space, analysis
> elucidating the 3-dimensional interactions between the
> structurally-identified enzymes and the structurally-identified substrates
> in the 4 stages of protein digestion, that -also- takes the 3-dimensional
> effects of cooking (denaturing) and subsequent partial renaturing of the
> protein structure into account, and specifically how the cooking process
> interferes with normal protein digestion.
> Anyone know of a source? Has this work been done?
I saw a great projection of a protein-in-motion in a seminar by Martin
Karplus on 30 April in Cambridge. It was a model of protein dynamics
and was very good. Contacting his group or similar may be a good start.
Regards, Mike.
