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. 2003 Oct;13(10):2363–2371. doi: 10.1101/gr.1680803

Table 1.

Posttranslational Modifications

Type of modification Number of modifications Number of proteins
Acetylation 37 16
ADP ribosylation 6 4
Alkylation 4 3
Amidation 8 2
Carboxylation 45 6
Disulphide bridge 136 41
Glycation 33 11
Glycosylation 191 54
GPI anchor 7 6
Hydroxylation 7 2
Methylation 47 23
Myristoylation 12 11
Neddylation 1 1
Nitration 6 2
Palmitoylation 33 19
Phosphorylation 1104 305
Prenylation 12 10
Proteolytic cleavage 146 71
S-Nitrosylation 4 4
Sulfation 23 8
Sumoylation 16 11
Transglutamination 5 2
Ubiquitination 17 8

The number of sites annotated by various posttranslation modifications is shown.