Information Content Estimate of Model Proteomes: A Primary Structure Perspective

EROĞLU S.

CURRENT BIOINFORMATICS, vol.12, no.6, pp.490-497, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.2174/1574893612666161215165052
  • Journal Name: CURRENT BIOINFORMATICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.490-497
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The mathematical foundation for the information theory in communication engineering was developed by Claude Shannon in 1948. Since then the information theory has been utilized to investigate various information carrying systems including biomolecules such as DNA and proteins.