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

The estimate is
`N = 1936`

Step-by-step 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 = (MW_p)/(MW_a)`

`N  = \frac}{213 *10^(3){110}`

=>
`N = 1936`