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Table 1 Biased amino acid composition in zein protein sequences of different classes

From: Balancing of sulfur storage in maize seed

Zeins

MW (kDa)

Accession No.

Mature Peptide

Met%

Cys%

(Met + Cys%)

Lys%

α

22 (fl2)

L34340.1

241

0.00%

0.41%

0.41%

0.00%

19 A

BT034568.1

219

0.94%

0.94%

1.88%

0.00%

19 B

DQ244961.1

220

0.46%

0.91%

1.37%

0.00%

19 D

BT061340.1

219

0.46%

0.46%

0.92%

0.00%

γ

50

AF371263

278

1.08%

5.40%

6.48%

2.52%

27

AF371261

204

0.49%

7.35%

7.84%

0.00%

16

AF371262

163

1.84%

7.36%

9.20%

0.00%

β

15

AF371264

160

11.25%

4.38%

15.63%

0.00%

δ

18

AF371265

190

25.26%

1.58%

26.84%

0.53%

10

AF371266

129

22.48%

3.88%

26.36%

0.00%

Total Proteina

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2.30%

2.40%

4.70%

2.54%

  1. aData was measured from B73 seed flour. It was calculated by the percentage of an amino acid in total seed protein.