title: Entropic criteria for protein folding derived from recurrences: six residues patch as the basic protein word.
abstract: Some research has suggested that patches of six constitute an important amino acid window length in proteins for conveying information. We present database evidence that supports this conjecture, as well as additional recurrence-based data that characterization and quantification of these words affect the folding/aggregation features of proteins. Other indirect evidence is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. jzbilut@rush.edu
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zbilut
authors.forename: Gek Huey
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bossa
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colafranceschi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D030562:Databases, Protein; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins