Oct 3, 2021
The Music of Proteins Is Made Audible Through a Computer Program That Learns From Chopin
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in categories: chemistry, computing, information science, media & arts
Proteins are structured like folded chains. These chains are composed of small units of 20 possible amino acids, each labeled by a letter of the alphabet. A protein chain can be represented as a string of these alphabetic letters, very much like a string of music notes in alphabetical notation.
Protein chains can also fold into wavy and curved patterns with ups, downs, turns, and loops. Likewise, music consists of sound waves of higher and lower pitches, with changing tempos and repeating motifs.