... (VC,C)ofG(V,E). The set C of all cycles forms a subspace of (E, ⊕, ·)which is called the cycle space of G.AbasisBof the cycle space C is called a cyclebasis of G(V, E) [2]. The dimension of the ... minimal cycle basis of G. The remainder G∗ of G after all cyclesCβ, β ∈ K are removed by the above procedure is composed of Y∗and those edges of H that are not contained in any of the cycles ... for the contribution of an individual loopas a function of its size, of the type of bonds that are contained in it, and on themonomers (nucleotides) that it is composed of [8]. Based on this...