This study analyzed and predicted following aspects of isopentenyl py- rophosphate isomerases （IPIs） of five north medicinal plants using bioinformatics methods and tools： physical and chemical properties, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, trans-membrane domain, secondary structure, subcellular localization and so on. The results showed that： there was no notable difference among the physical and chem- ical properties of IPIs of the five north medicinal plants; the IPIs were mainly hy- drophilic; the IPIs were mainly located in chloroplasts by subcellular localization; serine phosphorylation sites were the most; the secondary structures mainly consist- ed of c^-helixes and random coils; no signal peptide existed, indicating that the pro- tein IPI was non-secreted protein; no trans-membrane domain existed; and one functional domain was shown, Le., Nudix Hydrolase Superfamily. This study is of great significance to research on IPI gene functions, deep research on north medic- inal plants, improvement of efficacy of north medicinal plants and rational develop- ment and utilization of medicinal plant resources.
[Objective] This study aimed to analyze the bioinformatics information of Betula phatyphylla metallothionein for subsequent investigation of the important func- tions of metallothionein gene. [Method] The physical and chemical properties, trans- membrane domains, hydrophobicity / hydrophilicity, secondary structure, functional domains and functional classification of B. phatyphylla metallothionein were analyzed and predicted using bioinformatics methods and tools. [Result] The relative molecular mass of B. phatyphylla metallothionein is 7.75 kD and isoelectric point is 5.66; there is a strong hydrophobic region in the center of B. phatyphylla metallothionein and hydrophilic regions in both ends; B. phatyphylla metallothionein may be a non-trans- membrane protein and is mainly constituted by random coil without enzymatic activi- ty, suggesting that it belongs to Metallothio_2 protein family. [Conclusion] This study provided reference for further functional research of B. phatyphylla metallothionein gene.
