Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: alpha amylase

Strain: Haloferax denitrificans ATCC 35960


Number of amino acids: 432

Molecular weight: 74110.9

Theoretical pI: 4.24

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 137

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 55

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 28.25

This classifies the protein as stable

Aliphatic index: 75.67

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.415

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
10.6 7.6 1.8 12.4 0.7 2.1 8.1 8.1 2.4 2.1 6.7 0.6 1.5 3.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 1.6 4.3 10.6


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
3251 4906 896 1068 15