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3 DSSP Output File


Columns Header Definition
1 - 5 # Line number
7 - 11 RESIDUE Residue number, as in PDB file
12   PDB chain
14 AA Single letter code amino acid, ! for missing residues, X for non-standard
17 STRUCTURE Secondary structure assignment, see the following legend table
19 - 25 STRUCTURE  
  BP1  
  BP2  
36 - 38 ACC Accessible surface area
  N-H->O  
  O->H-N  
  N-H->O  
  O->H-N  
  TCO  
  KAPPA  
  ALPHA  
104 - 109 PHI Angle
110 - 115 PSI Angle
116 - 122 X-CA C Alpha Coords
123 - 129 Y-CA C Alpha Coords
130 - 136 Z-CA C Alpha Coords

Secondary structure markers


Symbol Definition
G 3$_{10}$ helix
H $\alpha$ helix
I $\pi$ helix
B $\beta$ bridge
E $\beta$ sheet
T turn
S high curvature region
  other (loop)


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Vladimir Vacic 2008-08-02