Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Barophily-Related Amino Acid Content in Protein Domains of Pyrococcus abyssi and Pyrococcus furiosus

Table 1

Protein sequences and FSF domain statistics.

StatisticsP.  furiosus DSM 363P. abyssi GE5

Number of sequences with FSF assignment1,339 (63%)1,229 (65%)
Average sequence length in base pairs ± SD (minimum–maximum length)276 ± 181 (21–1,740)289 ± 190 (18–2,122)
Fraction of amino acids found in FSFs (not in intervening sequences)61%61%
Total FSFs495472
Species-specific FSFs4320
Average number of amino acids in FSFs (minimum–maximum length)267 (5–1,107)272 (5–1,107)