An improved algorithm for the prediction of optimum and suboptimum folding structures of long singlestranded RNA
Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Japan
We have previously reported an algorithm (Yamamoto and Yoshikura, 1985) for the prediction of optimum and suboptimum RNA folding structures. The calculation data was presented as an information map. However, the result was affected by the starting point of calculation. In this paper, we have improved the method so that the result will not be affected by the starting point. In addition, we present a method of converting the information map into a set of pictures of optimal and suboptimal molecular structures.
Received on May 19, 1986; accepted on December 22, 1986