The following table summarizes the most important NOEs observed between proton pairs in proteins as a function of the secondary structure:
 
NOE
alpha
helical
310-helix
Parallel
beta sheet
Anti-parallel
beta sheet
daN(i,i+1)
medium/weak
medium/weak
 very strong
very strong
daN(i,i+2)
weak
daN(i,i+3)
medium/weak
weak
daN(i,i+4)
weak
dab(i,i+3)
medium/weak
medium/weak
 dbN(i,i+1)
weak
weak
dNN(i,i+1)
strong/medium
strong/medium
weak
weak
dNN(i,i+2)
weak
weak
daa(i,j)
strong
weak
daN(i,j)
medium/weak
weak
dNN(i,j)
medium/weak
medium/weak