Table 1.

Comparison of amino acid sequences of Lf(1–11) in Lf of different mammalian species.

Species	Sequence
Human	$\mathrm{G}$$\mathrm{RRR}$$\mathrm{S}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{Q}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{C}$$\mathrm{AV}$
Cow	$\mathrm{AP}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{N}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{CT}$$\mathrm{I}$
Buffalo	$\mathrm{AP}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{N}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{CT}$$\mathrm{I}$
Horse	$\mathrm{AP}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{S}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{CT}$$\mathrm{I}$
Goat	$\mathrm{AP}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{N}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{C}$$\mathrm{AI}$
Camel	$\mathrm{A}$$\mathrm{S}$$\mathrm{KK}$$\mathrm{S}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{CTT}$

For the different amino acids, the colours indicate: blue = positively charged (R, K, H); black = negatively charged (D, E); red = hydrophobic (I, L, V, A, P, M F, Y, W); green = hydrophilic (S, T, E, Q, N, C and G).