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"3. (4pts) Knowing how rGFP was cloned in E. coli and that an amino acid has an average molecular weight of 115 Daltons, what is the estimated molecular weight of your purified rGFP

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Answer:

The estimated molecular weight of the purified rGFP is 27.37 kDa

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

average molecular weight = 115 Da

If the rGFP has a total of 238 no. of A.A, the molecular weight of rGFP is equal to:

238 * 115 = 27370 Da = 27.37 kDa

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