Open AccessAmphiphilicity index of polar amino acids as an aid in the characterization of amino acid preference at membrane–water interfaces
Author(s) -
Shigeki Mitaku,
Takatsugu Hirokawa,
Toshiyuki Tsuji
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/18.4.608
Subject(s) - transmembrane domain , transmembrane protein , histidine , chemistry , amino acid , tryptophan , lysine , helix (gastropod) , biochemistry , biology , ecology , receptor , snail
An amphiphilicity index of amino acid residues was developed for improving the method of transmembrane helix prediction.
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