Table 3.
Prominent amino acids in quagga mussel byssal proteins and their respective protein category.
| Protein | Prominent amino acids (mol%) | Protein category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Notable | ||
| Dbfp1a | G (26.6) | Y (14.7) | P (12.2) | K (12.3) | G, Y rich |
| Dbfp7α | G (18.6) | N (13.6) | Y (10.2) | Q/P (9.2) | G, Y rich |
| Dbfp9β | G (37.8) | Y (21.6) | N (10.8) | G, Y rich | |
| Dbfp15 | G (30.8) | Y (13.5) | S (11.5) | G, Y rich | |
| Dbfp2 | P (25) | Y (23.2) | K (17.7) | T (10.4) | P rich |
| Dbfp4 | P (8.9) | L (8.9) | V (7.4) | P rich | |
| Dbfp5 | P (18.4) | Y (11.1) | G (11.1) | Q (10.5) | P rich |
| Dbfp6 | P (9.5) | G (7.6) | L (7.6) | V (7.6) | P rich |
| Dbfp10α | P (18.2) | D (15.9) | Y (13.6) | C (6.8) | P rich |
| Dbfp13α | P (15.9) | R (12.2) | T (12.2) | Q (6.1) | P rich |
| Dbfp11γ | C (15.7) | P (13.0) | D (10.3) | Y (5.2) | C rich |
| Dbfp12δ | C (12.5) | G (11.5) | R (10.4) | P (8.3) | C rich |
| Dbfp14γ | R (18.4) | C (16.3) | P (12) | G (10.2) | C rich |
| Dbfp16 | C (13.6) | W (13.6) | P (6.8) | C rich | |
| Dbfp17 | C (15.0) | K (15.0) | G (10.0) | C rich | |
| Dbfp8 | S (22.7) | L (12.0) | G (11.3) | — | |
aRzepecki and Waite 1993b12.