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. 2008 Nov 28;283(48):33620–33629. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M805323200

TABLE 1.

ACP MD simulations solvent shielded acyl-chain properties

Acyl chain
Carbon groups
SASA
Acyl chain volumec
Average cavity volume
Acyl chain Shieldeda Phosphopantetheineb
Å2 % Å2 Å3 Å3
Apo 78.5 25.9
Holo Linker only 202.1 86.7
Butyryl 4 2.1 98.8 249.1 82 140.7
Hexanoyl 6 3.6 98.4 257.4 116 170.9
Octanoyl 8 3.4 98.8 240.3 149 200.4
Decanoyl 10 13.4 95.2 258.9 182 231.9
Dodecanoyl 12 20.4 94.6 275.3 214 185.8
Tetradecanoyl 14 33.4 92.2 284.0 247 186.2
Hexadecanoyl 16 63.5 86.6 309.9 280 163.5
Octadecanoyl 18 67.4 86.9 315.1 314 181.2
a

Based on the total surface area of the acyl chain.

b

Refers to Ser-36 side chain only for apo and Ser-36 as well as the phosphopantetheine group for all others.

c

Calculated using the program voidoo (28).