Table 1 Predicted amino acid content of feather keratin from Gallus gallus (chicken) and Columba livia (rock dove) as compared to determined amino acid content for chicken [29]
From: The reduced genome of a heritable symbiont from an ectoparasitic feather feeding louse
Amino | Columba livia | Gallus gallus | Chicken |
|---|---|---|---|
Acid | (Predicted) | (Predicted) | (Arai et al. 1983) |
Phenylalanine | 2.60% | 3% | 3.90% |
Histidine | 0.70% | 0.60% | 0% |
Isoleucine | 4.60% | 4.50% | 4.60% |
Lysine | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0% |
Leucine | 6.30% | 6.60% | 7% |
Methionine | 1.20% | 1.20% | 0% |
Arginine | 3.50% | 4.60% | 4.50% |
Threonine | 5.10% | 5.10% | 4.70% |
Valine | 8.90% | 7.90% | 7.40% |
Tryptophan | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0% |