TABLE 5.

Comparison of backbone dihedral angles (φ, ψ) for the two PEGM conformers of melittin

Res	φ	ψ	Res	φ	ψ	Res	φ	ψ	Res	φ	ψ
1	69	−96	11	−74	−43	1	69	−97	11	−75	−41
2	−82	−28	12	−76	−30	2	−82	−28	12	−76	−30
3	−66	−27	13	−148	78	3	−66	−27	13	−147	75
4	−69	−27	14	−69	86	4	−69	−27	14	−69	81
5	−83	−45	15	−154	173	5	−83	−45	15	−150	172
6	−83	72	16	−57	−31	6	−83	72	16	−58	−30
7	−64	−40	17	−56	−45	7	−64	−40	17	−56	−44
8	−66	−41	18	−82	−32	8	−66	−41	18	−82	−32
9	−70	−36	19	−68	−33	9	−70	−36	19	−69	−33
10	−76	−28	20	−79	−46	10	−77	−27	20	−79	−46

The values on the left represent the structure identified in this work. When reminimization is performed with the starting point given by the second solution (Lee et al., 1998), the PEGM reported here is generated.