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Table 1 The dihedral angles of β-turn types [22]

From: Predicting β-turns and their types using predicted backbone dihedral angles and secondary structures

Turn type

Dihedral angles (°)

 

ϕ i + 1

ψ i + 1

ϕ i + 2

ψ i + 2

I

-60

-30

-90

0

I'

60

30

90

0

II

-60

120

80

0

II'

60

-120

-80

0

IV

-61

10

-53

17

VIa1

-60

120

-90

0

Via2

-120

120

-60

0

VIb

-135

135

-175

160

VIII

-60

-30

-120

120

  1. β-turns are divided into nine classes based on the dihedral angles of the central residues. Type IV is a miscellaneous category that contains all conformations outside the other eight classes and the dihedral angles shown here are the average values and, therefore, depend on the dataset.