In this volume, a detailed description of cutting-edge computational
methods applied to protein modeling as well as specific applications are
presented. Chapters include: the application of Car-Parrinello
techniques to enzyme mechanisms, the outline and application of QM/MM
methods, polarizable force fields, recent methods of ligand docking,
molecular dynamics related to NMR spectroscopy, computer optimization of
absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion extended by toxicity
for drugs, enzyme design and bioinformatics applied to protein structure
prediction. A keen emphasis is laid on the clear presentation of complex
concepts, since the book is primarily aimed at Ph.D. students, who need
an insight in up-to-date protein modeling. The inclusion of descriptive,
color figures will allow the reader to get a pictorial representation of
complicated structural issues.