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. 2018 Jan 4;10(2):473–480. doi: 10.1007/s12551-017-0342-y

Table 1.

Averaged mean cluster size, solubility, and hydrophobicity scales

Amino acid residues Parameters
MCS a Individual amino acid solubilityb (g/kg) Hydropathyc Hydrophilicityd (kcal/mol) Hydrophobicitye (kcal/mol) Contribution to protein solubilityf (mg/mL) Average number of monomersa
Ile 25.1 34.2 4.5 0.2 2.5 0.1 0.6
Leu 26.2 23.8 3.8 0.1 1.8 na 0.3
Val 22.6 88.0 4.2 0.4 1.5 na 1.2
Gln 24.4 42.0 − 3.5 11.8 − 0.3 4.7 1.2
Asn 19.0 25.1 − 3.5 12.1 − 0.2 15.4 3.9
Thr 12.0 90.6 − 0.7 7.3 0.4 na 5.4
Ser 6.2 250.0 − 0.8 7.5 − 0.3 4.6 9.0
Ala 3.4 166.9 1.8 0.5 0.5 na 13.7
Pro 2.6 1625 − 1.6 na − 3.3 2.0 12.9
Asp 1.1 5.4 − 3.5 13.3 − 7.4 14.2 25.4
Glu 1.0 8.6 − 3.5 12.6 − 9.9 11.0 26.5
Arg 1.0 182.6 − 4.5 22.3 − 11.2 8.9 24.6
Lys 1.1 5.8 − 3.9 11.9 − 4.2 17.0 25.4
Phe 23.1 27.9 2.8 3.2 2.5 na 0.4
Tyr 21.8 0.5 − 1.3 8.5 2.3 na 1.4
Trp 24.8 13.2 − 0.9 8.3 3.4 na 0.7
His 25.1 43.5 − 3.2 12.6 0.5 0.9 0.5
Met 24.8 56.0 1.9 3.9 1.3 na 0.7

aMCS values are the mean cluster sizes. MSCs and the number of monomers averaged over the last 10 ns of simulation are reported in Kuroda et al. (2016).

bLide ed, (2009)

cKyte and Doolittle (1982)

dWolfenden et al. (1981)

eNozaki and Tanford (1971)

fIslam et al. (2012)