Table 2.
Codon abundance in SUMO and brazzein proteins and codons frequently found in E. coli.
| Amino acid | Codons and their normal abundance in E. coli (more abundant codons are shaded) | Number of codons in the SUMO gene | Number of codons in the synthetic brazzein gene | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arginine | CGT | 0.643 | 0 | 2 |
| CGC | 0.330 | 1 | 0 | |
| CGA | 0.011 | 0 | 0 | |
| CGG | 0.008 | 0 | 0 | |
| AGA | 0.006 | 4 | 0 | |
| AGG | 0.003 | 1 | 0 | |
| Isoleucine | ATT | 0.335 | 5 | 0 |
| ATC | 0.659 | 3 | 1 | |
| ATA | 0.006 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proline | CCT | 0.112 | 3 | 0 |
| CCC | 0.016 | 0 | 0 | |
| CCA | 0.153 | 2 | 0 | |
| CCG | 0.719 | 0 | 1 | |
| Leucine | TTA | 0.055 | 3 | 0 |
| TTG | 0.034 | 2 | 0 | |
| CTT | 0.056 | 0 | 0 | |
| CTC | 0.080 | 0 | 0 | |
| CTA | 0.008 | 0 | 0 | |
| CTG | 0.767 | 1 | 1 | |