BLOSUM 62


Biochemical properties of the amino acids
C
  sulfhydryl
S, T, P, A ,G
  small, hydrophyllic
N, D, E, Q
  large, acidic and hydrophyllic
H, K, R
   basic
M, I, L, V,
   small, hydrophobic
F, Y, W
  aromatic

  C S T P A G N D E Q H R K M I L V F Y W
C

9

S

-1

4

T

-1

1

4

P

-3

-1

1

7

A

0

1

-1

-1

4

G

-3

0

1

-2

0

6

N

-3

1

0

-2

-2

0

6

D

-3

0

1

-1

-2

-1

1

6

E

-4

0

0

-1

-1

-2

0

2

5

Q

-3

0

0

-1

-1

-2

0

0

2

5

H

-3

-1

0

-2

-2

-2

1

1

0

0

8

R

-3

-1

-1

-2

-1

-2

0

-2

0

1

0

5

K

-3

0

0

-1

-1

-2

0

-1

1

1

-1

2

5

M

-1

-1

-1

-2

-1

-3

-2

-3

-2

0

-2

-1

-1

5

I

-1

-2

-2

-3

-1

-4

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

1

4

L

-1

-2

-2

-3

-1

-4

-3

-4

-3

-2

-3

-2

-2

2

2

4

V

-1

-2

-2

-2

0

-3

-3

-3

-2

-2

-3

-3

-2

1

3

1

4

F

-2

-2

-2

-4

-2

-3

-3

-3

-3

-3

-1

-3

-3

0

0

0

-1

6

Y

-2

-2

-2

-3

-2

-3

-2

-3

-2

-1

2

-2

-2

-1

-1

-1

-1

3

7

W

-2

-3

-3

-4

-3

-2

-4

-4

-3

-2

-2

-3

-3

-1

-3

-2

-3

1

2

11
  C S T P A G N D E Q H R K M I L V F Y W

Biochemical properties of the amino acids
C
  sulfhydryl
S, T, P, A ,G
  small, hydrophyllic
N, D, E, Q
  large, acidic and hydrophyllic
H, K, R
   basic
M, I, L, V,
   small, hydrophobic
F, Y, W
  aromatic


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