Assume that the average molecular mass of an amino acid is 112, and that 4 ATP equivalents

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Assume that the average molecular mass of an amino acid is 112, and that 4 ATP equivalents are expended to form a peptide bond. Using the current model for protein folding in GroEL/ES, compare the cost of protein synthesis with the cost of protein folding for a 70-kD polypeptide in E. coli.
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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