Table 3 Length of T-stem, T-loop and T-arm of the mitochondrial tRNAs of the rat lice, Polyplax asiatica ( Pa ) and Polyplax spinulosa ( Ps )
tRNA | Anti-codon | Pa T-stem(pairs) | Ps T-stem(pairs) | Pa T-loop(nt) | Ps T-loop(nt) | Pa T-arm(nt) | Ps T-arm(nt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alanine (A) | UGC | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 25 |
Cystine (C) | GCA | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
Aspartic acid (D) | GUC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
Glutamic acid (E) | UUC | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 10 |
Phenylalanine (F) | GAA | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
Glycine (G) | UCC | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
Histidine (H) | GUG | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
Isoleucine (I) | GAU | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 |
Lysine (K) | UUU | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
Leucine (L1) | UAG | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
Leucine (L2) | UAA | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
Methionine (M) | CAU | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Asparagine (N) | GUU | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
Proline (P) | UGG | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
Glutamine (Q) | UUG | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
Arginine (R) | UCG | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 |
Serine (S1) | UCU | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20 |
Serine (S2) | UGA | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
Threonine (T) | UGU | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
Valine (V) | UAC | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
Tryptophan (W) | UCA | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 |
Tyrosine (Y) | GUA | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
Total | 101 | 92 | 130 | 101 | 332 | 285 | |
Mean | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 13.0 |