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Table 2 The percentage of ions that are closer to the side chain for each amino acid. The cysteine, histidine, and negatively charged amino acids (aspartic acid and glutamic acid) have higher tendency towards side chains (in boldface)

From: IDPM: an online database for ion distribution in protein molecules

 

Non-polar amino acid

Polar amino acid without charge

Amino acid with positive charge

Amino acid with negative charge

 

ALA: 57.5%

ASN: 67.1%

ARG: 68.2%

ASP: 81.7%

ILE: 14.3%

CYS: 94.5%

HIS: 98.0%

GLU: 92.1%

LEU 37.7%

GLN: 59.2%

LYS: 47.0%

 

MET: 66.4%

SER: 55.6%

 

PHE: 55.0%

THR: 57.2%

PRO: 44.7%

TYR: 11.1%

TRP: 0.0%

 

VAL: 56.0%

Average

41.4%

57.5%

71.1%

86.9%