12 Physico-chemical properties of amino acids (from Opiyo and Moriyama, submitted) AA Mass Sarea Volume Hphob Hphil Refra Ip TFen NPsurf Alph Beta Turn Ala 71.09 115.00 91.50 0.25 2.10 4.34 6.00 -0.50 182.00 1.29 0.90 0.78 Arg 156.19 225.00 202.00 -1.76 4.20 26.66 10.76 -0.10 9.00 0.96 0.99 0.88 Asp 114.11 150.00 124.50 -0.72 10.00 12.00 2.77 -0.20 28.00 1.04 0.72 1.41 Asn 115.09 160.00 135.20 -0.64 7.00 13.28 5.41 0.11 33.00 0.90 0.76 1.28 Cys 103.15 135.00 118.00 0.04 1.40 35.77 5.05 -0.50 38.00 1.11 0.74 0.80 Glu 129.12 190.00 155.10 -0.62 7.80 17.26 3.22 -0.30 11.00 1.44 0.75 1.00 Gln 128.14 180.00 161.10 -0.69 6.00 17.56 5.65 0.20 26.00 1.27 0.80 0.97 Gly 57.05 75.00 66.40 0.16 5.70 0.00 5.97 0.00 161.00 0.56 0.92 1.64 His 137.14 195.00 167.30 -0.40 2.10 21.81 7.59 -0.40 20.00 1.22 0.08 0.69 Ile 113.16 175.00 168.80 0.73 -8.00 19.06 6.02 -2.00 125.00 0.97 1.45 0.51 Leu 113.16 170.00 167.90 0.53 -9.20 18.78 5.98 -2.00 165.00 1.30 1.02 0.59 Lys 128.17 20.00 171.30 -1.10 5.70 21.29 9.74 -0.30 5.00 1.23 0.77 0.96 Met 131.19 185.00 170.80 0.26 -4.20 21.64 5.74 -1.30 49.00 1.47 0.97 0.39 Phe 147.18 210.00 203.40 0.61 -9.20 29.40 5.48 -2.50 89.00 1.07 1.32 0.58 Pro 97.12 145.00 129.30 -0.07 2.10 10.93 6.30 -1.00 34.00 0.52 0.64 1.91 Ser 87.08 115.00 99.10 -0.26 6.50 6.35 5.68 -0.20 108.00 0.82 0.95 1.33 Thr 101.11 140.00 122.10 -0.18 5.20 11.01 5.66 -0.40 38.00 0.82 1.21 1.03 Trp 186.12 255.00 237.60 0.37 -10.00 42.53 5.89 -3.00 79.00 0.99 1.14 0.75 Tyr 163.18 230.00 203.60 0.02 -1.90 31.53 5.66 -2.20 38.00 0.72 1.25 1.05 Val 99.14 155.00 141.70 0.54 -3.70 13.92 5.96 -1.50 206.00 0.91 1.49 0.47 Sarea: Surface are; Hphob: Hydrophobicity; Hphil: Hydrophilicity; Refra: Refractivity; Ip: Isoelectric point; TFen: Transfer free energy from water to ethanol; NPsurf: Non-polar surface; Alph: Frequency of alpha-helix with weight; Beta: Frequency of beta-sheet with weight Turn: Frequency of reverse turn with weight