Propensity of Amino Acids in Loop Regions Connecting Beta-Strands

Z.      Minuchehr; B.      Goliaei

doi:10.2174/0929866053765617

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The fact that loops assume important roles in molecular functions and biological recognition is well known. In this study the Propensity and the Relative entropy of amino-acids in loop structures connecting beta-strands are calculated. Results showed that Asn is the most frequently occurring amino-acid in loop regions connecting beta-strands, followed by Gly, Asp, Ser, and Thr. Results presented here can serve for modeling loop structures connecting beta-strands in proteins.

Keywords: secondary structure, loop, prediction, protein, amino acid, propensity, relative entropy

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Protein & Peptide Letters

Title: Propensity of Amino Acids in Loop Regions Connecting Beta-Strands

Volume: 12 Issue: 4

Author(s): Z. Minuchehr and B. Goliaei

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Keywords: secondary structure, loop, prediction, protein, amino acid, propensity, relative entropy

Abstract: The fact that loops assume important roles in molecular functions and biological recognition is well known. In this study the Propensity and the Relative entropy of amino-acids in loop structures connecting beta-strands are calculated. Results showed that Asn is the most frequently occurring amino-acid in loop regions connecting beta-strands, followed by Gly, Asp, Ser, and Thr. Results presented here can serve for modeling loop structures connecting beta-strands in proteins.

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Minuchehr Z. and Goliaei B., Propensity of Amino Acids in Loop Regions Connecting Beta-Strands, Protein & Peptide Letters 2005; 12 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866053765617