T A B L E IV
AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF RESILIN FROM WING HINGE (RUNS 1 AND 3) AND
PREALAR ARM (RUN
2) OF THE LOCUST
Schistocerca gregaria"
Comparisons: residues per 10
5
gm. of:
Resilin
Silk
Weight anhydro amino acid
Residues/10
5
g
Elastin
fibroin
per 100 gm. protein
protein
(182) (ox
(183)
Amino
Collagen (181)
ligamentum (Bombyx
Amino
Collagen (181)
ligamentum (Bombyx
acid
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
(oxhide)
nuchae)
rnori)
Asp
12.5
14.1
13.3
109
122
116
52
4.5
16
Thr
3.7
3.4
3.4
37
34
33.5
19
8
12
Ser
8.0
8.0
7.95
92
91
89
41
8
160
Glu
6.2
7.0
7.3
48
54
57
76
14
14
Pro
8.2
8.7
8.8
84
89
90
125
156
5
Gly
26.9
23.7
24.3
471
414
425
354
398
590
Ala
9.45
8.5
8.9
133
120
125
116
212
389
Val
3.1
2.8
2.9
31
36
29
21
148
30
Met
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
6.5
(1)
Nil
lieu
1.9
2.1
2.55
16.5
19
23
14
31
9
Leu
2.6
3.1
3.25
23
27
29
28
66
7
Tyr
4.0
5.8
5.35
24.5
35
33
5
9
69
Phe
4.4
3.95
4.6
30
27
31
14
30
8
Amide Ν
(126)
—
(78)
(46)
(3)
—
Lys
0.85' )
Total 9.0
0.7
6.6]
Total 60
5.5
27
3
4
His
1.7 \
(calculated
1.0
12.2 ^
(calculated
7.4
4.5
0.5
2
Arg
6.5
4 ]
from Run 1)
6.0
41.5j
from Run 1)
38
47
5
6
Total
100
100
100
1159
1128
1131
1063
(incl. 106
hydroxyproline
1093
1321
Calculated Ν content (%)
19.5
19.5
+ 7 hydroxylysine)
Average residue weight
88.5 (Runs 1 and 3)
94.0
91.5
75.7
a
From Bailey and Weis-Fogh (180). (Courtesy Elsevier Publishing Co.)
AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF RESILIN FROM WING HINGE (RUNS 1 AND 3) AND
PREALAR ARM (RUN
2) OF THE LOCUST
Schistocerca gregaria"
Comparisons: residues per 10
5
gm. of:
Resilin
Silk
Weight anhydro amino acid
Residues/10
5
g
Elastin
fibroin
per 100 gm. protein
protein
(182) (ox
(183)
Amino
Collagen (181)
ligamentum (Bombyx
Amino
Collagen (181)
ligamentum (Bombyx
acid
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
(oxhide)
nuchae)
rnori)
Asp
12.5
14.1
13.3
109
122
116
52
4.5
16
Thr
3.7
3.4
3.4
37
34
33.5
19
8
12
Ser
8.0
8.0
7.95
92
91
89
41
8
160
Glu
6.2
7.0
7.3
48
54
57
76
14
14
Pro
8.2
8.7
8.8
84
89
90
125
156
5
Gly
26.9
23.7
24.3
471
414
425
354
398
590
Ala
9.45
8.5
8.9
133
120
125
116
212
389
Val
3.1
2.8
2.9
31
36
29
21
148
30
Met
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
6.5
(1)
Nil
lieu
1.9
2.1
2.55
16.5
19
23
14
31
9
Leu
2.6
3.1
3.25
23
27
29
28
66
7
Tyr
4.0
5.8
5.35
24.5
35
33
5
9
69
Phe
4.4
3.95
4.6
30
27
31
14
30
8
Amide Ν
(126)
—
(78)
(46)
(3)
—
Lys
0.85' )
Total 9.0
0.7
6.6]
Total 60
5.5
27
3
4
His
1.7 \
(calculated
1.0
12.2 ^
(calculated
7.4
4.5
0.5
2
Arg
6.5
4 ]
from Run 1)
6.0
41.5j
from Run 1)
38
47
5
6
Total
100
100
100
1159
1128
1131
1063
(incl. 106
hydroxyproline
1093
1321
Calculated Ν content (%)
19.5
19.5
+ 7 hydroxylysine)
Average residue weight
88.5 (Runs 1 and 3)
94.0
91.5
75.7
a
From Bailey and Weis-Fogh (180). (Courtesy Elsevier Publishing Co.)