TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xiong,Jin
TI  - Essential bioinformatics
SN  - 0521840988 (hardback)
U1  - 572.80285 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Bioinformatics
KW  - Computational Biology
N1  - Includes index; Introduction to biological databases -- Pairwise sequence alignment -- Database similarity searching -- Multiple sequence alignment -- Profiles and hidden Markov models -- Protein motifs and domain prediction -- Gene prediction -- Promoter and regulatory element prediction -- Phylogenetics basics -- Phylogenetic tree construction methods and programs -- Protein structure basics -- Protein structure visualization, comparision, and classification -- Protein secondary structure prediction -- Protein tertiary structure prediction -- RNA structure prediction -- Genome mapping, assembly, and comparison -- Functional genomics -- Proteomics
N2  - A concise yet comprehensive textbook of bioinformatics, which provides a broad introduction to the entire field. Written specifically for a life science audience, the basics of bioinformatics are explained, followed by discussions of the state-of-the-art computational tools available to solve biological research problems. All key areas of bioinformatics are covered including biological databases, sequence alignment, genes and promoter prediction, molecular phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics. The book emphasizes how computational methods work and compares the strengths and weaknesses of different methods
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005029453.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2005029453-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0733/2005029453-b.html
ER  -