Metalation calculators
Conditional calculators for E. coli JM109 (DE3) grown aerobically, exposed to hydrogen peroxide and grown anaerobically were first reported in Foster et al. (2022) BioRxiv. This manuscript also contains tutorial information on the uses and constraints of metalation calculators. A spreadsheet version of the original idealised Salmonella calculator was first released in Young et al. (2021) Nature Communications 12, 1195. Iterative refinements, for example to estimates of the intracellular metal availabilities, will be catalogued here.
To predict the metalation state of a protein or other biomolecule, fill in values in the table for as many determined metal affinities (and availabilities if known) as possible. Where affinities are unknown, use the toggle buttons to exclude that metal.

Idealised Salmonella
(Default Settings for Metal Availability)
Metal Affinity (M) Metal affinities of molecule (M) (dissociation constants, KD) | ∆G (kJ mol-1) ∆G for complexation with the molecule (kJ mol-1) | Metal Availability (M) Buffered available metal concentration (M) | Available ∆G (kJ mol-1) Buffered available free energy of metal (kJ mol-1) | Occupancy Molecule occupancy with metal under these availabilities | Total Metalation |
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The calculator is based on Nature Communications 12 1195- (2021). Supported by grant BB/V006002/1 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Background considerations and underlying assumptions
To predict the metalation state of a protein or other biomolecule, fill in values in the table for as many determined metal affinities (and availabilities if known) as possible. Where affinities are unknown, use the toggle buttons to exclude that metal.

Idealised Salmonella
(Default Settings for Metal Availability)
Metal Affinity (M) Metal affinities of molecule (M) (dissociation constants, KD) | ∆G (kJ mol-1) ∆G for complexation with the molecule (kJ mol-1) | Metal Availability (M) Buffered available metal concentration (M) | Available ∆G (kJ mol-1) Buffered available free energy of metal (kJ mol-1) | Occupancy Molecule occupancy with metal under these availabilities | Total Metalation |
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The calculator is based on Nature Communications 12 1195- (2021). Supported by grant BB/V006002/1 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Background considerations and underlying assumptions
To predict the metalation state of a protein or other biomolecule, fill in values in the table for as many determined metal affinities (and availabilities if known) as possible. Where affinities are unknown, use the toggle buttons to exclude that metal.

Idealised Salmonella
(Default Settings for Metal Availability)
Metal Affinity (M) Metal affinities of molecule (M) (dissociation constants, KD) | ∆G (kJ mol-1) ∆G for complexation with the molecule (kJ mol-1) | Metal Availability (M) Buffered available metal concentration (M) | Available ∆G (kJ mol-1) Buffered available free energy of metal (kJ mol-1) | Occupancy Molecule occupancy with metal under these availabilities | Total Metalation |
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The calculator is based on Nature Communications 12 1195- (2021). Supported by grant BB/V006002/1 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Background considerations and underlying assumptions
To predict the metalation state of a protein or other biomolecule, fill in values in the table for as many determined metal affinities (and availabilities if known) as possible. Where affinities are unknown, use the toggle buttons to exclude that metal.

Idealised Salmonella
(Default Settings for Metal Availability)
Metal Affinity (M) Metal affinities of molecule (M) (dissociation constants, KD) | ∆G (kJ mol-1) ∆G for complexation with the molecule (kJ mol-1) | Metal Availability (M) Buffered available metal concentration (M) | Available ∆G (kJ mol-1) Buffered available free energy of metal (kJ mol-1) | Occupancy Molecule occupancy with metal under these availabilities | Total Metalation |
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The calculator is based on Nature Communications 12 1195- (2021). Supported by grant BB/V006002/1 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Background considerations and underlying assumptions
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