Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: heat shock protein Hsp20

Strain: Halorubrum saccharovorum DSM 1137


Number of amino acids: 218

Molecular weight: 16417.8

Theoretical pI: 4.52

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 35

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 20

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 47.46

This classifies the protein as unstable

Aliphatic index: 70.69

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.804

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
10.3 13.1 2.1 13.8 0.0 0.7 10.3 6.9 2.1 4.8 5.5 0.7 2.1 2.8 2.8 3.4 8.3 0.7 2.8 6.9


Estimated half-life:
The N-terminal of the sequence considered is M (Met).
The estimated half-life is: 30 Hours (Mammalian reticulocytes, in vitro)

Atom composition:
Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Sulphur
696 1100 214 241 3