title: Propensity of amino acids in loop regions connecting beta-strands.
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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran. minuchhr@nrcgeb.ac.ir
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Minuchehr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goliaei
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D019277:Entropy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011506:Proteins