Table 2

Comparison between calculated and experimental molecular weights of GAs. The molecular masses were calculated from the deduced amino acid compositions using the ExPASy Molecular Biology Server. The experimental molecular masses were obtained from mass spectrometry or estimated from SDS-PAGE.

Protein
Calculated mass (kDa)
Apparent mass (kDa) (mass spectrometry/SDS-PAGE)

full-length GA
62.4
ND*/78
T165A
62.4
ND*/78
N167D
62.3
ND*/76
GAΔ168–604
15.2
20.7/27
GAΔ132–604
11.7
12.0/14
GAΔ26–131
50.7
ND*/69
GAΔ26–145
49.4
59.9 to 61.1/60
GAΔ26–160
47.9
55.5 to 56.6/55

*ND, not determined. GAΔ26–145 displayed multiple mass spectral peaks ranging from 59.9 to 61.1 kDa. GAΔ26–160 displayed multiple mass spectral peaks ranging from 55.5 to 56.6 kDa.

Lin et al. BMC Biochemistry 2007 8:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2091-8-9