title: Secondary structure prediction of 11 mammalian growth hormones.
abstract: The secondary structure of 11 mammalian growth hormones has been predicted by combining five different methods. Three long helical regions located around residues 20, 120, and 170 constitute the most prominent common feature in the species studied. The strong amphiphilic character of these helices suggests that they can play an important role in protein folding or stability.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysicochemistry (UBA-CONICET), Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ermácora
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rivero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone