Prot-Prop: J-tool to predict the subcellular location of proteins based on physiochemical characterization

Interdiscip Sci. 2012 Dec;4(4):296-301. doi: 10.1007/s12539-012-0143-8. Epub 2013 Jan 26.

Abstract

PROT-PROP is a computational tool to characterize 27 physicochemical properties of a protein along with its subcellular location (intra or extra) in a single-window application. Other significant features of this software include calculation of numerical values for hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity; composition of small and large amino acids; net hydrophobic content in terms of low/high; and Navie's algorithm to calculate theoretical pI. PROT-PROP is an easy-to-install platform independent implementation of JAVA under a user-friendly interface. It is a standalone version as a virtual appliance and source code for platforms supporting Java 1.5.0 and higher versions, and downloadable from the web http://www.mzu.edu.in/schools/biotechnology.html . PROT-PROP can run under Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems. PROT-PROP is distributed with its source code so that it may be adapted or customized, if desired.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Amino Acids
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Databases, Protein
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Internet
  • Programming Languages
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein*
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Proteins