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. 1999 Dec 7;96(25):14258–14263. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.25.14258

Table 2.

Population statistics for each secondary structure element

Structure Residues H S T C
RNase A
 Helix 4–11 58 25 12 6
 Helix 25–32 54 23 15 8
*Helix 51–58 23 42 22 13
 Strand 39–41 5 74 9 12
 Strand 43–47 12 66 13 9
 Strand 61–65 26 43 21 11
 Strand 72–75 30 37 24 9
 Strand 77–87 20 43 25 13
 Strand 95–11 17 54 20 10
 Strand 114–117 1 87 4 8
 Turn 12–12 47 35 12 7
 Turn 15–16 44 28 16 13
 Turn 23–24 48 26 11 15
 Turn 33–33 29 39 15 17
 Turn 35–38 18 46 24 13
 Turn 59–59 16 60 11 13
 Turn 66–67 29 31 23 18
 Turn 88–89 13 34 12 41
Hemerythrin
*Helix 19–37 27 44 16 13
 Helix 41–64 43 31 12 13
 Helix 70–85 54 30 9 7
*Helix 91–103 14 54 22 10
 Strand 2–5 0 93 1 6
 Strand 9–11 10 71 11 8
 Turn 12–14 16 50 24 9
 Turn 65–65 72 15 4 9
 Turn 68–69 67 8 8 16
 Turn 106–111 12 42 26 20
Lysozyme
*Helix 3–10 21 41 26 11
 Helix 39–49 65 18 11 6
 Helix 60–79 49 24 15 12
*Helix 82–90 15 61 15 10
*Helix 93–105 28 44 18 9
 Helix 115–123 51 26 14 9
 Helix 126–134 53 26 13 8
*Helix 137–141 21 58 11 10
*Helix 143–154 10 63 17 11
 Strand 16–20 24 49 20 8
 Strand 24–27 6 58 11 26
 Strand 57–59 23 51 7 19
 Turn 11–11 17 29 27 26
 Turn 21–22 19 30 23 28
 Turn 55–56 10 33 12 46
 Turn 80–80 28 39 24 9
Structure Residues H S T C
 Turn 106–106 31 29 26 14
 Turn 108–113 13 22 17 48
 Turn 155–155 17 36 19 27
 Turn 158–163 32 25 30 13
Plastocyanin
 Strand 2–5 12 43 19 26
 Strand 18–22 2 73 13 13
 Strand 25–31 9 70 12 9
 Strand 36–42 3 73 14 10
 Strand 46–47 3 69 13 15
 Strand 56–58 26 44 18 11
*Strand 61–63 38 35 14 13
*Strand 68–74 40 37 14 9
 Strand 79–84 7 74 10 9
 Strand 93–98 3 55 14 28
 Turn 8–9 16 23 24 37
 Turn 23–24 5 19 29 47
 Turn 43–44 2 62 23 14
 Turn 48–49 6 39 16 39
 Turn 52–55 21 47 22 10
 Turn 59–60 39 21 30 10
 Turn 66–67 35 18 17 29
 Turn 85–90 16 27 38 19
Staphnase
 Helix 55–68 35 33 16 15
 Helix 99–106 50 22 17 12
 Helix 122–134 74 16 7 4
 Strand 8–14 8 73 11 9
 Strand 22–27 10 61 20 10
 Strand 30–36 5 69 16 10
 Strand 39–43 1 80 12 7
 Strand 71–77 22 63 10 6
 Strand 97–94 24 36 18 23
 Strand 109–112 16 48 25 11
 Turn 20–21 6 42 12 40
 Turn 28–29 4 37 18 41
 Turn 37–38 4 68 24 5
 Turn 47–48 5 59 23 14
 Turn 53–54 7 60 13 21
 Turn 84–85 32 25 26 17
 Turn 95–96 24 20 15 41
 Turn 120–121 59 19 14 7
 Turn 135–135 59 30 7 4
 Turn 138–140 36 42 13 9
C12
*Helix 32–42 15 00 18 8
 Strand 46–52 0 86 7 7
Structure Residues H S T C
 Strand 55–58 8 71 14 7
 Strand 60–62 8 71 12 8
 Strand 65–71 18 58 17 8
 Strand 78–82 0 45 21 34
 Turn 25–29 14 47 18 21
 Turn 44–45 1 69 21 9
 Turn 53–54 3 53 11 33
 Turn 63–64 8 67 12 13
 Turn 72–73 20 50 20 10
GB1
 Helix 23–36 55 24 13 8
 Strand 2–7 4 75 10 11
 Strand 12–20 22 43 17 18
 Strand 42–45 22 49 14 15
 Strand 51–55 4 69 15 12
 Turn 10–11 17 34 26 23
 Turn 37–37 26 19 16 39
 Turn 47–49 22 44 22 12
IFABP
 Helix 14–21 69 13 12 6
*Helix 25–32 22 40 20 17
 Strand 5–8 6 71 10 13
*Strand 10–12 49 33 10 8
 Strand 36–42 15 59 17 9
 Strand 46–53 16 55 20 10
 Strand 56–63 7 65 17 12
*Strand 66–72 45 23 19 12
 Strand 76–84 19 43 13 24
 Strand 88–95 32 34 17 17
 Strand 100–108 13 58 18 11
 Strand 112–119 22 52 17 10
 Strand 122–130 30 39 19 13
 Turn 33–34 19 46 21 14
 Turn 54–55 15 45 26 14
 Turn 64–65 9 34 19 39
 Turn 86–87 28 24 11 37
 Turn 96–98 16 44 13 27
 Turn 110–111 17 26 17 40
 Turn 120–121 25 24 17 34
Myoglobin
*Helix 5–20 27 43 18 12
*Helix 22–36 12 47 21 20
 Helix 52–57 78 12 6 4
 Helix 59–77 36 31 17 16
*Helix 92–98 19 53 18 11
*Helix 103–111 17 55 18 9
*Helix 113–119 4 75 11 11
Structure Residues H S T C
 Helix 127–149 61 19 11 8
*Strand 121–124 31 15 15 39
 Turn 38–43 46 32 16 7
 Turn 45–49 60 25 7 8
 Turn 78–80 40 21 15 24
 Turn 99–99 1 92 1 6
 Turn 112–112 6 77 10 7
 Turn 125–126 58 11 15 15
Rnase H
 Helix 44–58 40 31 18 12
*Helix 72–78 31 39 14 16
 Helix 101–112 53 22 13 12
 Helix 128–142 46 31 14 10
 Strand 4–13 3 55 19 23
 Strand 17–28 13 28 19 39
 Strand 31–39 26 39 15 19
 Strand 41–43 21 54 13 12
 Strand 61–69 19 60 13 7
 Strand 96–98 1 83 6 10
 Strand 114–122 19 58 13 10
 Turn 29–30 31 26 12 31
 Turn 82–90 34 33 18 15
 Turn 93–94 13 58 17 12
 Turn 99–100 8 74 7 11
 Turn 113–113 25 44 13 17
 Turn 123–124 12 27 18 43
 Turn 149–150 22 17 15 46
Ubiquitin
*Helix 23–32 27 43 20 9
 Strand 2–7 12 62 15 11
 Strand 11–18 2 80 9 8
 Strand 41–45 21 54 17 9
*Strand 48–51 44 26 19 11
 Strand 61–62 34 34 24 8
 Strand 65–74 18 50 21 11
 Turn 8–9 12 33 32 24
 Turn 19–20 2 79 8 10
 Turn 33–34 15 39 26 20
 Turn 38–40 10 61 18 11
 Turn 46–47 35 25 15 25
 Turn 52–53 27 16 13 44
 Turn 56–59 22 46 17 14
 Turn 63–64 30 45 18 8

Residue boundaries in each element of secondary structure element and percentage of the ensemble found in helix (H), strand (S), turn (T) and coil (C). 

*

Helix or strand segments in which native bias is not the largest.