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Table 2 Distribution of helices by their lengths

From: Characterization and sequence prediction of structural variations in α-helix

Subclass

l=8

8 <l ≤ 15

15 <l

Regular α-helix

14.41%

59.60%

25.98%

Extended helix

72.72%

27.24%

0.02%

Helix with c-cap

79.03%

20.95%

0.01%

Kinked helix

99.31%

0.69%

0%

Curved Helix

93.02%

6.98%

0%

  1. The table shows the distribution of helices in different subclasses by their lengths: (i) l=8 contains helices having length equal to 8 (ii) 8 <l ≤ 15 contains helices having length between 9 and 15, and (iii) 15 <l contains helices having length greater than 15.