Embedding protein 3D-structures in a cubic lattice. I. The basic algorithms

TL;DR

This paper introduces algorithms for embedding realistic 3D protein structures into a cubic lattice using only integer operations, enabling efficient computational modeling of protein conformations.

Contribution

It presents the basic algorithms for embedding protein 3D structures into a cubic lattice with integer arithmetic, simplifying structural modeling.

Findings

Embedding achieved with integer operations

Efficient algorithms for lattice embedding

Potential applications in computational biology

Abstract

Realistic 3D-conformations of protein structures can be embedded in a cubic lattice using exclusively integer numbers, additions, subtractions and boolean operations.