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Table 6.4 - Glick and Pasternack


Table 6.4

Stability of beta galactosidase with certain amino acids added to its N terminus

Amino acid added Half-life
Met, Ser, Ala >20 h
Thr, Val, Gly >20 h
Ile, Glu >30 min
Tyr, Gln ~10 min
Pro ~7 min
Phe, Leu, Asp, Lys ~3 min
Arg ~2 min

From Glick and Pasternak, p. 128

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