lˈaɪk dˈɛdˈɛnd ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˌɛssˌiːˌɛmˈɛf mˈɛθəd ɛksplˈoːɹz kɑːnfoːɹmˈeɪʃənəl spˈeɪs baɪ dɪskɹˈɛɾaɪzɪŋ ðə daɪhˈiːdɹəl ˈæŋɡəlz ʌv ˈiːtʃ sˈaɪd tʃˈeɪn ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɛt ʌv ɹˈoʊɾeɪmɚz fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə pɹˈoʊtiːn sˈiːkwəns.
Like dead-end elimination, the SCMF method explores conformational space by discretizing the dihedral angles of each side chain into a set of rotamers for each position in the protein sequence.