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Table 1 The number of false positives obtained for different levels of sensitivity.

From: A novel method for prokaryotic promoter prediction based on DNA stability

Sensitivity

Cut-off for D

Cut-off for E1 (kcal/mole)

Frequency of false positives

   

FP (1/nt)a

FP (1/nt)b

0.13

3.4

-15.99

1/16214

1/261000

0.22

3.4

-16.7

1/11350

1/130500

0.32

3.3

-17.1

1/8407

1/65250

0.40

3.3

-17.55

1/6486

1/29000

0.50

2.76

-17.53

1/3914

1/13737

0.60

2.45

-17.64

1/2467

1/7250

0.70

2.35

-18.07

1/1621

1/2747

0.81

1.9

-18.15

1/1086

1/1878

0.90

0.97

-18.37

1/572

1/967

  1. a The false positives in the 1000 nt fragments, with TSS at the centre (-500 to +500).
  2. b The false positives in the 1000 nt fragments extracted from the centre of ORFs with length more than 2000 nt.