Table 2.
Summary of sequence and structural similarities between the homology models of dengue polymerase (novel and conventional approaches) and the RdRp known structures (RCSB codes in parenthesis) used as templates.
| Template | Sequence comparison | RMSd (Å) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of equivalent amino acids | Identity (%) | Similarity (%) | Number of atoms | Novel | Conventional | |
| HCV RdRp (1NB7) | 351 | 18 | 34 | 139 (C α) | 1.19 | 3.57 |
| BVDV RdRp (1S48) | 172 | 18 | 31 | 65 (C α) | 1.04 | 3.04 |