GRENZE International Journal of Engineering and Technology
Vol. 10
(2024), Issue 2
A Distributed Machine Learning Approach to Tertiary Structure Prediction of Protein
Authors
Ravi Kiran Mahoorkar, Niranjan TS, Dharshan H B, Sivagamasundari G
Abstract
This research investigates the utility of the AlphaFold technique, a deep gaining knowledge of-primarily based method, for the perfect prediction of protein tertiary structures from their corresponding amino acid sequences. The alpha-fold method is a deep learning-based approach that has been shown to accurately predict the 3D structure of proteins with a high degree of accuracy. This involve training the AlphaFold model on a large dataset of known protein structures and their corresponding amino acid sequences, and then using the trained model to predict the structures of novel proteins. The accuracy of the predictions will be evaluated using a variety of metrics, by comparing the reference and predicted structures and Global Distance Test (GDT). The advantages of using the alpha-Fold method, including its high accuracy and wide range of protein targets, as well as its limitations and challenges, such as the need for high computational resources and the limited availability of experimental validation data. The potential applications of accurate protein structure prediction are vast, including aiding in drug discovery, understanding protein function, and guiding experimental studies. The use of the alpha-fold method has the potential to significantly improve the accuracy of protein structure predictions and advance our understanding of the complex world of proteins.
Pages:
5247 - 5251