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What's a good estimate of the molecular weight of a protein made of 600 amino acids? What's a good estimate for the number of amino acids in a protein with a molecular weight of 42 kDa?

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          What's a good estimate of the molecular weight of a protein made of 600 amino acids?
What's a good estimate for the number of amino acids in a protein with a molecular weight of 42 kDa?

whats a good estimate of the molecular weight of a protein made of 600 amino acids whats a good estimate for the number of amino acids in a protein with a molecular weight of 42 kda 29226

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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04/25/2022

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On average, the molecular weight of a single amino acid in a protein is approximately 110 Daltons (Da). This is an average because different amino acids have different molecular weights, and when they form a peptide bond, a water molecule (18 Da) is removed. So, Show more…

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What's a good estimate of the molecular weight of a protein made of 600 amino acids? What's a good estimate for the number of amino acids in a protein with a molecular weight of 42 kDa?