Preface |
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1 Basic Properties of Quantum Chemistry |
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1 | (33) |
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1 | (2) |
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1.2 The Schrodinger Equation |
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3 | (6) |
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9 | (5) |
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1.4 Classical Calculations |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (3) |
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1.6 Density Functional Theory |
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19 | (8) |
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1.7 Exchange-Correlation Energy |
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27 | (3) |
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1.8 Molecular Fractionation with Conjugate Caps Method |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (2) |
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2 Charge Transport in the DNA Molecule |
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34 | (26) |
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34 | (4) |
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2.2 Quasiperiodic Structures |
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38 | (5) |
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2.3 Tight-Binding Hamiltonian |
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43 | (2) |
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2.4 Charge Transport in DNA |
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45 | (14) |
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59 | (1) |
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3 Electronic Transmission Spectra of the DNA Molecule |
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60 | (29) |
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60 | (3) |
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3.2 Electrical Conductivity |
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63 | (5) |
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68 | (8) |
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76 | (5) |
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81 | (6) |
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87 | (2) |
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4 Thermodynamic Properties of the DNA Molecule |
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89 | (28) |
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89 | (1) |
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4.2 Classical Statistics: The Single-Strand DNA Structure |
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90 | (5) |
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4.3 Classical Statistics: The Double-Strand DNA Structure |
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95 | (3) |
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4.4 Quantum Statistics: The Single-Strand DNA Structure |
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98 | (3) |
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4.5 Quantum Statistics: The Double-Strand DNA Structure |
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101 | (3) |
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4.6 Nonextensive Thermodynamics |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (8) |
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116 | (1) |
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5 Properties of the DNA/RNA Nucleobases |
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117 | (20) |
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117 | (1) |
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5.2 Experimental Procedure and Computational Details |
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118 | (3) |
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121 | (2) |
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5.4 Electronic Band Structure |
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123 | (5) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (27) |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (7) |
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6.3 Alpha3-Helical Polypeptide and Its Biochemical Variants |
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146 | (10) |
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6.4 Single Micro-RNAs Chains and the Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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156 | (7) |
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163 | (1) |
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7 Amino Acid Anhydrous Crystals |
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164 | (30) |
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164 | (2) |
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7.2 Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties |
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166 | (13) |
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7.3 Infrared and Raman Spectra of the L-Aspartic Acid |
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179 | (9) |
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7.4 Role of Water on the Vibrational Spectra of L-Aspartic Acid |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (3) |
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8 Protein-Protein Systems |
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194 | (13) |
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194 | (2) |
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8.2 The Protein Data Bank |
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196 | (1) |
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8.3 Improving PDB through Molecular Dynamics |
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197 | (2) |
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8.4 The Dielectric Function of Proteins |
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199 | (5) |
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8.5 The Importance of Protein-Protein Interactions |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
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9 Ascorbic Acid and Ibuprofen Drugs |
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207 | (26) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (6) |
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215 | (7) |
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222 | (9) |
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231 | (2) |
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10 Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs |
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233 | (16) |
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233 | (2) |
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10.2 Crystallographic Data |
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235 | (3) |
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238 | (2) |
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10.4 Binding Interaction Energy Profiles |
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240 | (7) |
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247 | (2) |
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11 Collagen-Based Biomaterials |
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249 | (34) |
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249 | (4) |
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11.2 Chemical Structure of the Collagen-Like Peptide T3-785 |
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253 | (2) |
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11.3 Energetic Description |
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255 | (1) |
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11.4 Interaction Binding Energies |
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256 | (6) |
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11.5 Graphical Panel of the Most Relevant Interactions |
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262 | (5) |
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11.6 Integrin-Collagen Triple-Helix Complex Interaction |
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267 | (2) |
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11.7 Structural Representation |
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269 | (2) |
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11.8 Interaction Energy Profiles |
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271 | (9) |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (19) |
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283 | (2) |
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12.2 Serotonin Receptors and the Antimigraine Drugs |
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285 | (2) |
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12.3 Drug-Receptor Complex Data |
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287 | (2) |
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12.4 Interaction Energy of the Amino Acid Fragments |
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289 | (6) |
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12.5 Total Binding Energy |
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295 | (5) |
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300 | (2) |
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302 | (29) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (18) |
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322 | (8) |
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330 | (1) |
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14 Central Nervous System Disorders |
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331 | (15) |
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331 | (2) |
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14.2 The iGluR2-AMPA Receptors |
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333 | (2) |
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14.3 Crystallographic Data of the Different Types of Willardiines |
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335 | (1) |
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14.4 Willardiines Partial Agonism in iGluR2-AMPA Receptors |
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336 | (2) |
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14.5 Interaction Energies |
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338 | (6) |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (36) |
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346 | (2) |
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15.2 Estrogen Receptor and Its Agonists/Antagonists |
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348 | (8) |
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15.3 Energetic Description of Cilengitide Bound to Integrin |
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356 | (8) |
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15.4 Cancer Immunotherapy |
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364 | (16) |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (7) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (3) |
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387 | (2) |
References |
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389 | (22) |
Index |
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