Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: phycocyanobilin lyase subunit

Strain: Halorubrum saccharovorum DSM 1137


Number of amino acids: 233

Molecular weight: 46983.0

Theoretical pI: 4.99

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 77

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 60

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 42.74

This classifies the protein as unstable

Aliphatic index: 86.12

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.367

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
20.4 13.2 0.9 10.9 0.5 0.5 6.6 6.3 1.4 2.0 9.8 0.5 0.9 0.9 5.2 6.1 4.3 0.5 2.5 6.8


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
2002 3253 637 659 6