New graphic representation of structural parameters of proteins
Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, First Faculty of Medicine via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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A computer program is described that is designed to make the visual inspection of classical plots of protein properties (e.g hydrophobicity, volume, etc.) as a function of sequence easier An algorithm written in BASIC language has been used in orde to generate a pseudo-tridimensional representation of the desired protein property. The data utilized by the program are arithmetic averages of the selected parameter obtained by using a five residue window as a shuttle along the given amino acid se quence.
Received on October 13, 1987; accepted on January 12, 1988