Descriptors of FASGAI for 20 coded amino acids.
AA Abbr. Factor1 a Factor2 Factor3 Factor4 Factor5 Factor6
Ala A 0.207 0.821 -1.009 1.387 0.063 -0.600
Arg R -1.229 0.378 0.516 -0.328 -0.052 2.728
Asn N -1.009 -0.939 -0.428 -0.397 -0.539 -0.605
Asp D -1.298 -0.444 -0.584 -0.175 -0.259 -1.762
Cys C 0.997 0.021 -1.419 -2.080 -0.799 0.502
Gln Q -0.880 0.381 -0.044 -0.455 -0.040 0.405
Glu E -1.349 1.388 -0.361 0.213 0.424 -1.303
Gly G -0.205 -2.219 -1.656 1.229 -1.115 -1.146
His H -0.270 0.461 -0.024 -1.407 0.001 0.169
Ile I 1.524 0.536 0.809 0.734 -0.196 0.427
Leu L 1.200 1.128 0.703 1.904 0.536 -0.141
Lys K -1.387 0.572 0.285 0.333 -0.169 1.157
Met M 0.886 1.346 0.277 -0.913 0.007 -0.265
Phe F 1.247 0.293 1.336 -0.026 0.012 -0.015
Pro P -0.407 -2.038 -0.564 -0.128 3.847 -1.008
Ser S -0.495 -0.847 -1.079 0.582 0.035 -0.068
Thr T -0.032 -0.450 -0.610 0.341 0.117 0.577
Trp W 0.844 -0.075 2.069 -1.360 -0.810 -0.380
Tyr Y 0.329 -0.858 1.753 -0.479 -0.835 0.289
Val V 1.332 0.545 0.029 1.026 -0.229 1.038
a Through factor analysis, the FASGAI descriptors cluster 334 physicochemical properties of each of 20 coded amino acids into 6 factors, which are related to hydrophobicity, alpha and turn propensities, bulky properties, compositional characteristics, local flexibility and electronic properties, respectively.
References [1] G. Z. Liang, G. H. Chen, W. H. Niu, Z. L. Li, Factor analysis scales of generalized amino acid information as applied in predicting interactions between the human amphiphysin-1 SH3 domains and their peptide ligands, Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 71 (2008) 345-351.