Deciphering the structural code for proteins: Helical propensities in domain classes and statistical multiresidue information in α-helices

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1368-1379

  Negrete, José A ^a   Viñuales, Yolanda ^a   Palau, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Helical patterns; Hydrophilic residues; Hydrophobic residues; Medium range interactions; helix

Indexed keywords

GLOBULAR PROTEIN; NONAPEPTIDE; OCTAPEPTIDE; PENTAPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2642614500     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070613     Document Type: Article

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