Chemistry:Contact number

From HandWiki
Revision as of 02:25, 6 February 2024 by OrgMain (talk | contribs) (correction)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

In chemistry, a contact number (CN) is a simple solvent exposure measure that measures residue burial in proteins.[1] The definition of CN varies between authors, but is generally defined as the number of either C[math]\displaystyle{ \beta }[/math] or C[math]\displaystyle{ \alpha }[/math] atoms within a sphere around the C[math]\displaystyle{ \beta }[/math] or C[math]\displaystyle{ \alpha }[/math] atom of the residue. The radius of the sphere is typically chosen to be between 8 and 14Å.

See also

References

  1. Keith A. Crandall; Jens Lagergren (2008). Springer. p. 382. ISBN 978-3-540-87360-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=SYADy4_LYYMC&pg=PA382.