Biochemical Properties

Protein Name: quinolinate synthetase

Strain: Haloarcula vallismortis ATCC 29715

Number of amino acids: 378

Molecular weight: 42262.8

Theoretical pI: 4.18

Total number of negatively charged residues (Asp + Glu): 82

Total number of positively charged residues (Arg + Lys): 24

Instability index:The instability index (II) is computed to be 42.43

This classifies the protein as unstable

Aliphatic index: 83.17

Grand average of hydropathicity (GRAVY): -0.317

Amino acid composition (%):

Ala	Arg	Asn	Asp	Cys	Gln	Glu	Gly	His	Ile	Leu	lys	Mcf	Phe	Pro	Ser	Thr	Trp	Tyr	Val
11.9	4.0	2.9	10.1	2.4	3.2	11.6	4.5	3.4	5.6	7.4	2.4	3.2	2.6	4.0	4.5	4.5	1.9	2.9	7.1

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
1843	2820	488	611	21