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.

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Answer:

The estimate is [tex]N = 1936 [/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The molecular weight of the protein is [tex]MW_p = 213 kD = 213 *10^{3} \ D[/tex]

Generally the average molecular weight of amino acid is [tex]MW_a = 110 \ D[/tex]

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

[tex]N = \frac{MW_p}{MW_a}[/tex]

         [tex]N  = \frac}{213 *10^{3}{110}[/tex]

=> [tex]N = 1936 [/tex]