Table 2.

Comparison of aminoacidic sequences of Lfcin from Lf of different mammalian species.

Species	Sequence
Human	T$\mathrm{K}$C$\mathrm{F}$Q$\mathrm{W}$Q$\mathrm{R}$N$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$G$\mathrm{PPV}$SC$\mathrm{I}$$\mathrm{KR}$DS
Cow	$\mathrm{F}$$\mathrm{K}$C$\mathrm{RR}$$\mathrm{W}$Q$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{KK}$$\mathrm{L}$G$\mathrm{AP}$S$\mathrm{I}$TC$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{RR}$$\mathrm{AF}$
Buffalo	$\mathrm{L}$$\mathrm{K}$CH$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$Q$\mathrm{W}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{KK}$$\mathrm{L}$G$\mathrm{AP}$S$\mathrm{I}$TC$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{RR}$$\mathrm{AF}$
Horse	$\mathrm{A}$$\mathrm{K}$C$\mathrm{A}$$\mathrm{K}$$\mathrm{F}$Q$\mathrm{R}$N$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{KK}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$G$\mathrm{P}$S$\mathrm{V}$SC$\mathrm{I}$$\mathrm{RK}$TS
Goat	S$\mathrm{K}$CYQ$\mathrm{W}$Q$\mathrm{RR}$$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{RK}$$\mathrm{L}$G$\mathrm{AP}$S$\mathrm{I}$TC$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{RR}$TS
Camel	$\mathrm{KK}$C$\mathrm{A}$Q$\mathrm{W}$Q$\mathrm{RR}$$\mathrm{M}$$\mathrm{KK}$$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{R}$G$\mathrm{P}$S$\mathrm{V}$TC$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{KK}$TS
Mouse	E$\mathrm{K}$C$\mathrm{L}$$\mathrm{R}$$\mathrm{W}$QNEM$\mathrm{RK}$VGG$\mathrm{PPL}$SC$\mathrm{V}$$\mathrm{KK}$SS

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).