The Protein Chart

What the Periodic Table did for the visualization of chemical concepts, this chart will achieve for structural biology. This truly innovative product addresses a growing need in the scientific community -- making the entire spectrum of protein structures instantly accessible on one handy chart. By way of a clever arrangement into rows and columns, this is much more than a simple field guide to individual protein structures: It is also an invaluable aid to understanding the principles behind protein structure diversity. There is simply no better tool to introduce students to the secrets of proteins.

Richard Garratt studied Biochemistry at the University of London (UK), receiving a PhD in protein crystallography from Birkebeck College, London, in 1989. He then moved to the University of Sao Paulo (Brasil), where he was appointed Professor in 1996. Professor Garratt heads the crystallography group at the San Carlos Institute of Physics, focusing his research on protein structure determination and rational drug design. He is also the inventor of a widely acclaimed protein structure modeling kit for educational purposes.

Christine Orengo studied Physics at the Universities of Bristol and Aberdeen (UK), receiving a PhD in Biochemistry from University College, London in 1984. She then became a MRC fellow and was later appointed Professor of Bioinformatics at University College. Together with Janet Thornton, Professor Orengo has developed the CATH protein structure database that is widely used to compare and identify evolutionarily related proteins.