A Computational Approach for Structural Analysis of Bap, a Biofilm Formation Protein in Staphylococcus aureus 

Gajanan Kashinathrao Arbade*

Department of Biosciences and Technology,
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Girinagar, Pune- 411025, MS, India.
*gajananarbade@gmail.com

Article Info		Abstract
Received: 27-04-2015, Revised: 18-06-2015, Accepted: 26-07-2015		In the present study, we have analyzed the residual information for the better explanation of properties of Bap protein based on in-silico approaches. The main objective of this study to get insight into the structural aspects of the Bap protein. This approach could gainfully be applied for the design of an efficient anti staphylococcal compounds to solve both the problems, health issues in human and other animals as well as contamination problems in the variety of medical instruments such as catheters. This work involves the study of physicochemical properties of the Bap protein. We have predicted secondary structure of the Bap protein and generated 3D structure of Bap protein by using homology modeling approach.
Keywords: Adhesive   property, Bap, Biofilm, Homology modeling, Staphylococcus aureus.

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Gajanan Kashinathrao Arbade, 2015. GC - A Computational Approach for Structural Analysis of Bap, a Biofilm Formation Protein in Staphylococcus aureus. Science Research Reporter, 5(2):112-117.

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