An automated method for consistent helix assignment using turn information

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1416-1426

  Koch, Oliver ^a,b   Cole, Jason ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Intervet Innovation GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated helix assignment; Helix; Relibase; Secondary structure elements; Turn

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, PROTEIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS;

EID: 79954609218     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22968     Document Type: Article

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