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Grantham R. Amino Acid Difference Formula to Help Explain Protein Evolution. Science. 1974;185: 862–864. doi:10.1126/science.185.4154.862

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 20 rows and 5 columns:

amino

Amino acid

c

Composition c, the atomic weight ratio of noncarbon elements in end groups or rings to carbons in the side chain

p

Polarity p from published data

v

Volume v from published data

Examples

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#>    amino    c    p     v
#> 1    Ser 1.42  9.2  32.0
#> 2    Arg 0.65 10.5 124.0
#> 3    Leu 0.00  4.9 111.0
#> 4    Pro 0.39  8.0  32.5
#> 5    Thr 0.71  8.6  61.0
#> 6    Ala 0.00  8.1  31.0
#> 7    Val 0.00  5.9  84.0
#> 8    Gly 0.74  9.0   3.0
#> 9    Ile 0.00  5.2 111.0
#> 10   Phe 0.00  5.2 132.0
#> 11   Tyr 0.20  6.2 136.0
#> 12   Cys 2.75  5.5  55.0
#> 13   His 0.58 10.4  96.0
#> 14   Gln 0.89 10.5  85.0
#> 15   Asn 1.33 11.6  56.0
#> 16   Lys 0.33 11.3 119.0
#> 17   Asp 1.38 13.0  54.0
#> 18   Glu 0.92 12.3  83.0
#> 19   Met 0.00  5.7 105.0
#> 20   Trp 0.13  5.4 170.0