Updated 20 November 2003 - Version D2.3a

This directory contains  
the AMPS package for multiple sequence alignment and
flexible pattern matching.

The tar file includes source code.

See:

Barton, G. J. (1990), [Review]
    	"Protein Multiple Sequence Alignment and Flexible Pattern Matching",
	Meth. Enzymol., 183, 403-428.

Barton, G. J. and Sternberg, (1987),
    	"A Strategy for the Rapid Multiple Alignment of Protein Sequences: 
         Confidence Levels From Tertiary Structure Comparisons",
	 J. Mol. Biol., 198, 327-337.

Barton, G. J. and Sternberg, (1987),
    	"Evaluation and Improvements in the 
         Automatic Alignment of Protein Sequences",
	Protein Engineering, 1, 89-94.

Barton, G. J. and Sternberg, M. J. E., (1990),
    	"Flexible Protein Sequence Patterns - 
	A Sensitive Method to Detect Weak Structural Similarities",
    	J. Mol. Biol., 212, 389-402.