Table 1 Physicochemical properties of ELKs. Wimley-White hydrophobicity indices68 were used for calculation of Mean Hydrophobicity and Hydrophobic Moment.

From: Structural properties of apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptides that promote ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux

ELK

Sequence

MW

Iso-electric Point (pH)

Mean Hydrophobicity (kcal/mol)

Hydrophobic Moment (kcal/mol)

Net Charge (e)

neu

EKLKELLEKLLEKLKELL

2209

6.7

0.59

0.74

0

hyd

EKLLELLKKLLELLKELL

2178

6.7

0.36

0.70

0

pos

EKLKALLEKLKAKLKELL

2108

8.9

0.47

0.52

+3

neg

EELKEKLEELKEKLEEKL

2257

4.6

1.02

0.70

−3

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