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. 2007 Apr 11;35(9):2833–2845. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm134

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

Calculation of the angle between helix I and U6 ISL using the acceptor normalization method. (A) The metal-ion-binding site on arm Y cannot be determined without knowing the angle between arms X and Y. As shown, the distance between Cy3 and a site-bound Tb(III) ion (dashed line from Cy3 to star) will correspond to different sites on arm Y if the angle between arms X and Y is unknown. (B) ‘Acceptor normalization method’ normalization process. Normalized Cy5 fluorescence, which is the acceptor intensity, is calculated from normalized Cy3–Cy5 emission spectra minus normalized Cy3 scan.