Question

After performing a western blot analysis, you obtain a blot showing a single band. Plotting electrophoretic mobility of the marker proteins and the protein of interest, you determine that the molecular weight of the protein is 213 kD . Estimate the number of amino acids in the protein.

Answer 1

Answer:

The estimate is $N = 1936$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The molecular weight of the protein is $MW_p = 213 kD = 213 *10^{3} \ D$

Generally the average molecular weight of amino acid is $MW_a = 110 \ D$

Generally the number of amino acids in the protein is mathematically represented as

$N = \frac{MW_p}{MW_a}$

         $N = \frac}{213 *10^{3}{110}$

=> $N = 1936$