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N cap

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to the NH group of residue i+4 (or sometimes residue i+3). Because of this it is sometimes also described as the residue prior to the helix.
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Richardson, JM; Richardson DC (1988). "Amino acid preferences for specific locations at the ends of alpha-helices".
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Leader, DP; Milner-White EJ (2011). "The structure of the ends of helices in globular proteins".
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of the helix. More precisely, it is defined as the first residue (i) whose CO group is
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is the corresponding amino acid residue at the other end of the helix
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are often found at such situations, with the asx or
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Index

amino acid
protein
polypeptide
alpha helix
amino acid
N terminus
hydrogen-bonded
Asx turns
ST turns
asx motifs
serine
threonine
C cap
Bibcode
1988Sci...240.1648R
doi
10.1126/science.3381086
PMID
3381086
S2CID
38467101
Bibcode
1988Sci...240.1632P
doi
10.1126/science.2837824
PMID
2837824
"Structures of N-termini of helices in proteins"
doi
10.1002/pro.5560060117

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