Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: phycocyanobilin lyase subunit

Strain: Halorubrum distributum JCM 10118


Number of amino acids: 486

Molecular weight: 51383.6

Theoretical pI: 5.11

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 84

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 69

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 40.11

This classifies the protein as unstable

Aliphatic index: 78.33

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.409

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
19.5 13.8 0.8 9.5 0.4 0.0 7.8 9.3 1.0 1.4 7.8 0.4 0.8 1.6 4.1 6.8 4.1 0.8 2.1 7.8


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
2180 3525 707 722 6