Table 2.

Summary of biochemical properties of the three canonical Dps proteins in N. punctiforme

Protein	DNA-binding capacity	Ferroxidase activity under consumption of H2O2a	Condition for dodecamer stability
NpDps1	No	Yes	pH 6.0
NpDps2	Yesb	Yes	pH 6.0
NpDps3	Yesb	Yes	pH 6.0, pH 8.0

^a Fe²⁺ oxidation under the consumption of O₂ was not observed.

^b Putative DNA-binding motif at the N or C terminus identified (see Fig. S1).