Table 1 of
Srivastava, Mol Vis 2003;
9:644-656.
Table 1. Total amino acid composition of crystallin fragments, lens MIP26K, αA-, and αB-crystallin
The crystallin sequence was calculated from published amino acid sequences. Hydrophobic amino acids were calculated based on Eisenberg method [37].
Residues per 1000 residues ------------------------------------------- Amino Crystallin MIP26 αA2 αB2 acids fragments (bovine) (bovine) (bovine) ----------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- Non-polar Ala 79.6 121.7 38.2 55.9 Val 19.0 95.1 50.9 68.3 Leu 61.1 144.5 70.1 74.5 He 10.9 34.2 57.3 62.1 Pro 151 49.4 70.1 80.7 Met 10.9 19.0 6.3 6.2 Phe 118 68.4 82.8 74.5 Trp 27.6 19.0 6.4 12.4 Polar (uncharged) Gly 121 98.9 63.7 49.6 Ser 75 72.2 140.1 105.6 Thr 12.1 49.4 31.9 37.3 Cys 15 11.4 6.4 - Tyr 27.6 30.4 31.8 12.4 Gln - 30.4 12.7 12.4 Asn - 30.0 19.11 18.6 Negatively charged Asp 151 7.6 82.8 62.11 Glu 27.1 34.2 70.1 86.9 Positively charged Lys 14.6 11.4 31.8 43.5 Arg 35 49.8 82.8 80.8 His 8.1 22.8 44.6 55.9 Percent 61.8 69 38.2 44.7 hydrophobic amino acids |