Proteomics is the field in medical sciences that deals with proteome which refers to the entire set of proteins present in a living organism. The concept of proteomics is in blooming stage. Earlier, it gives a measure of the protein abundance in a particular life system or living organism. But now, it is being explored to the extent where structure and shape of proteins are analyzed to further look into possibilities and/or future scope in medical and healthcare sector. Recently, it is being revealed by a study that changes or alterations in the shape of protein molecule can help in decoding or diagnosing the disease at early stage, especially in case of neurodegenerative diseases.
Structural Proteomics, one of the basic types of proteomics, gives detailed information about three-dimensional structure of protein molecule using various high-throughput techniques such as X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, etc. By analysing 3-D structure of protein and interactions among its constituents can help in identifying disease biomarkers, understanding disease mechanisms and many more aspects, thus, assisting in timely diagnosing the disease which would help in treating it at early possible stage.
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