The growth of biotechnology has increased exponentially during the last decade as a result of development of high throughput techniques and parallel progress in information technology, which has led to the emergence of a novel discipline called bioinformatics.Bioinformatics should be viewed broadly as the use of mathematical, statistical, and computational methods for the processing and analysis of biological data. Development and use of bioinformatics is essential for the discovery of new drugs. Yet there are very few research books available. This book,therefore, should be of great...