How to use Aliphatic Index Online

Calculate and compare aliphatic indices for protein sequences.

The aliphatic index summarizes the relative volume contributed by alanine, valine, isoleucine, and leucine side chains in a protein sequence. It can help compare homologs, variants, and constructs when assessing sequence composition and potential thermal stability. Submit one or more protein sequences and download one result per sequence.

How Aliphatic Index Works

Ikai's index uses the mole percentages of the four aliphatic residues in the full sequence: percentage of alanine plus 2.9 times percentage of valine plus 3.9 times the combined percentages of isoleucine and leucine. Every standard amino acid contributes to the sequence length, even when its weighted contribution is zero. The Neurosnap SDK validates the sequence and calculates the index, while the service reports identifiers and amino acid counts alongside each value.

A higher index indicates a larger weighted share of these side chains. The original study observed higher indices among proteins from thermophilic bacteria, but the index alone does not predict a melting temperature or establish stability under specific experimental conditions. It does not account for structure, oligomerization, solvent, pH, disulfide bonds, or post-translational modifications. Compare related proteins on a consistent basis and pair the index with measured stability or other sequence and structure metrics.

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Advancing Discovery with Aliphatic Index on Neurosnap

Using Aliphatic Index on Neurosnap could drastically accelerate sequence-based aliphatic composition comparison for protein variants and constructs.

Batch comparison: Calculate one index per submitted protein sequence.
Standard formula: Use the original alanine, valine, isoleucine, and leucine coefficients.
Clear output: Download a CSV with protein identifiers, sequence lengths, and indices.
Sequence import: Add protein sequences directly or import them from FASTA or CSV.

How to Use Aliphatic Index on Neurosnap

To harness the capabilities of Aliphatic Index, researchers can follow this streamlined workflow within Neurosnap:

Access Neurosnap: Start by logging in to the Neurosnap website.
Select Tool: From the list of available tools, choose Aliphatic Index.
Provide Inputs: Provide all the inputs specified within the submission panel and optionally configure the tool as desired.
Run Tool: Submit the Aliphatic Index job and Neurosnap will execute it in the cloud, automatically notifying you as soon as your results are ready.
Review Output: Explore your results through rich visualizations, including figures, plots, and interactive views designed to help you analyze findings with clarity and confidence.

Citations

Please cite the original work when using Aliphatic Index in publications or research outputs.

Amani, Keaun, and Danial Gharaie Amirabadi. 2024. Neurosnap SDK Package. Software. https://github.com/NeurosnapInc/neurosnap.

Ikai, A. 1980. Thermostability and Aliphatic Index of Globular Proteins. Journal of Biochemistry 88 (6): 1895–1898. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a133168.

Neurosnap Inc. (2022). Neurosnap: An online platform for computational biology and chemistry. Available at: https://neurosnap.ai/

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