Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: pyruvate carboxylase

Strain: Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987


Number of amino acids: 138

Molecular weight: 110135.6

Theoretical pI: 5.58

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 138

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 114

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 34.68

This classifies the protein as stable

Aliphatic index: 87.22

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.296

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
6.6 4.8 4.5 6.6 0.4 3.7 7.4 7.6 2.4 5.2 8.2 6.8 3.2 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.3 0.6 3.6 9.8


Estimated half-life:
The N-terminal of the sequence considered is M (Met).
The estimated half-life is: 4 Hours (Mammalian reticulocytes, in vitro)

Atom composition:
Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Sulphur
1605 2543 399 408 20