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Protein structures and protein conformational change

Write an essay, max 2500 words, plus figures and references, on one of the following topics:

1. An appraisal of methods for comparing protein structures.

2. Homology modelling in the structural genomic projects.

3. Comparison of structural databases SCOP, CATH and DALI.

4. Methods for understanding and simulating protein conformational change.

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