Table 2 Differences between various indices of N. equitans proteins and theirmesophilic orthologs

Average Hydrophobicity (Sweet & Eisenberg)

0.015

-0.056

1.7 × 10^-11

Average Hydrophobicity (Kyte & Doolittle)

-0.349

-0.313

0.32061

Aromaticity Index

0.088

0.067

4.2 × 10^-9

P/N Ratio

1.391

1.135

2.1 × 10^-3

Positively Charged Residues (%)

17.1

14.5

3.0 × 10^-6

Negatively Charged Residues (%)

13.7

13.3

0.31684

Isoelectric Point

8.332

7.158

1.4 × 10^-5

Polar Uncharged Residues (%)

13.7

16.9

1.1 × 10^-13