Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: methionyl-tRNA ligase

Strain: Halorubrum saccharovorum DSM 1137


Number of amino acids: 280

Molecular weight: 80291.3

Theoretical pI: 4.18

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 167

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 57

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 29.28

This classifies the protein as stable

Aliphatic index: 73.90

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.574

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
9.8 5.4 2.5 11.9 1.0 2.8 11.2 7.8 2.9 4.0 6.9 2.5 1.2 3.7 4.3 3.6 6.1 1.7 3.2 7.4


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
3510 5308 948 1187 16