Biochemical Properties


Protein Name: diphthamide synthase subunit

Strain: Haloferax denitrificans ATCC 35960


Number of amino acids: 534

Molecular weight: 39099.9

Theoretical pI: 4.58

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 66

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 37

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 32.69

This classifies the protein as stable

Aliphatic index: 72.53

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.512

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala Arg Asn Asp Cys Gln Glu Gly His Ile Leu lys Mcf Phe Pro Ser Thr Trp Tyr Val
6.1 6.4 3.2 11.6 2.0 2.9 7.6 7.3 2.6 4.1 7.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.9 3.2 5.8 1.2 3.2 7.3


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
1710 2640 468 540 22