From: Peter Freddolino (petefred_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 21 2008 - 10:09:48 CST

With that being said, there are many tools to attempt to do this; see,
eg, http://ca.expasy.org/tools/#secondary; their effectiveness varies
and I'd urge you to read up on each particular method before you trust
the results.
Best,
Peter

Axel Kohlmeyer wrote:
> On 1/21/08, Lu Lin <llu_at_cs.hku.hk> wrote:
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>> Dear VMDers,
>>
>> I have a non-VMD problem, but I really want your help as I have little
>> knowledge of biology.
>>
>> Can we recognize the secondary structure elements such as alpha-helix
>> simply from the sequence of a protein? Or is there any pattern or clue
>>
>
> sadly, no. if that would be the case the folding_at_home
> project and quite a few other people would be out of work.
> ;-)
>
> cheers,
> axel.
>
>
>> for alpha-helix in the sequence of a protein?
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>> Would anyone help me? Thanks a lot!!!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Linda
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