CA = Carbon, Alpha (1st) CB = Carbon, Beta (2nd) CG, OG = Carbon/Oxygen, Gamma (3rd) CD = Carbon, Delta (4th) CE, NE, OE = Carbon/Nitrogen/Oxygen, Epsilon (5th) NZ = Nitrogen, Zeta (6th) NH = Nitrogen, Eta (7th) |
O3', O5' = 3' and 5' pentose oxygens C1' to C5' = 1' to 5' pentose carbons C2-C8, N1-N9, O2-O6 = elements in bases C5M = C5 Methyl (in Thymine) |
Ala A Alanine
Arg R Arginine Asn N Asparagine Asp D Aspartic acid (mnemonic: asparDic) Cys C Cysteine |
Leu L Leucine
Lys K Lysine (mnemonic: liKesine) Met M Methionine Phe F Phenylalanine (mnemonic: Fenylalanine) Pro P Proline |
mnemonic:
A Ala B Asx† C Cys D Asp asparDic E Glu gluEtamine F Phe Fenylalanine G Gly H His I Ile J K Lys liKesine L Leu M Met |
mnemonic:
N Asn asparagiNe O Pyl* P Pro Q Gln Quetamine R Arg aRginine S Ser T Thr U Sec* V Val W Trp tWptophan X Unk† Y Tyr tYrosine Z Glx† |
Gln Q Glutamine (mnemonic: Quetamine) Glu E Glutamic acid (mnemonic: gluEtamic) Gly G Glycine His H Histidine Ile I Isoleucine |
Ser S Serine
Thr T Threonine Trp W Tryptophan (mnemonic: tWyptophan) Tyr Y Tyrosine Val V Valine |
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† Asx: Asn or Asp; Glx: Gln or Glu; Unk: unknown. IUPAC/IUB 1971 publication defining one-letter codes. |
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Appearance of a protein model that contains only alpha-carbon atoms (1A1D). |
Resolution, Å | Grade |
<1.6 | EXCELLENT |
1.6 - 1.79 | EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD |
1.8 - 1.99 | VERY GOOD |
2.0 - 2.29 | VERY GOOD/GOOD |
2.3 - 2.59 | GOOD |
2.6 - 2.89 | GOOD/FAIR |
2.9 - 3.19 | FAIR |
3.2 - 3.49 | FAIR/POOR |
3.5 or greater | POOR |
Resolution | Free R | ||
GoodQ | Median | BadQ |
Free R Value | Grade | |
<= (GoodQ - 0.02) | MUCH BETTER THAN AVERAGE at this resolution | |
------ GoodQ (best 25%) | > (GoodQ - 0.02) and <= ((GoodQ + Median)/2) | BETTER THAN AVERAGE at this resolution |
------ Median | > ((GoodQ + Median)/2) and <= ((Median + BadQ)/2) | AVERAGE at this resolution |
------ BadQ (worst 25%) | > ((Median + BadQ)/2) and <= (BadQ + 0.02) | WORSE THAN AVERAGE at this resolution |
> (BadQ + 0.02) | UNRELIABLE |
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Rationale: According to the rules for PDB files, all atoms that are not members of standard residues in protein or nucleic acid chains should be designated "hetero". Hetero atoms are typically further subdivided: there is "solvent" (water and some inorganic anions such as sulfate and phosphate), and everything else is "ligand". Rare PDB files don't follow the rules, and these confuse Jmol. And rarely, Jmol may interpret PDB files incorrectly. The result is atoms that are neither protein, nucleic acid, nor hetero. Within FirstGlance, these are deemed anomalous atoms.
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