Mapping side chain interactions at protein helix termini

BMC Bioinformatics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Newell, Nicholas E ^a  

^a Independent Researcher   (United States)

Author keywords

Asx N cap; Big box; Capping box; CxxC motif; Data mining; Helix capping; Helix caps; Helix termini; Helix terminus; Helix terminal loop; ST N cap; Statistical feature detection; Statistical motif detection

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOINFORMATICS; CHAINS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; DATA MINING; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEINS;

ASX N-CAP; BIG BOXES; CAPPING BOX; CXXC MOTIF; HELIX CAPPING; HELIX CAPS; HELIX TERMINI; HELIX TERMINUS; MOTIF DETECTIONS; ST N-CAP; STATISTICAL FEATURES; TERMINAL LOOPS;

GEOMETRY;

PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84937912432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12859-015-0671-4     Document Type: Article

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