An index of protein hydrophobicity. Its application to membrane proteins.
A hydrophobicity index is proposed for proteins. The calculation of this index is made, assuming a direct relationship between the hydrophobicity of each aminoacid and its Rf in a partition chromatography. This index is applied to membrane proteins and offers statistically significant differences between integral and peripheral proteins.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002845:Chromatography; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
D000596:Amino Acids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D014867:Water