a) What is your estimate for the molecular weight (g/mol) of a nearly spherical protein molecule...

 

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a) What is your estimate for the molecular weight (g/mol) of a nearly spherical protein molecule whose radius of gyration is measured to be 32 Å (3.2-10-7 cm)? [You may take the density of protein to be 1.35g/cm³]. [Hint: Don't forget to convert from Rg to radius] b) Suppose you are told that the protein is highly non-spherical. Would this make you think that the true molecular weight is higher, lower, or the same as the estimate you calculated above in part (a)? a) What is your estimate for the molecular weight (g/mol) of a nearly spherical protein molecule whose radius of gyration is measured to be 32 Å (3.2-10-7 cm)? [You may take the density of protein to be 1.35g/cm³]. [Hint: Don't forget to convert from Rg to radius] b) Suppose you are told that the protein is highly non-spherical. Would this make you think that the true molecular weight is higher, lower, or the same as the estimate you calculated above in part (a)?

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a To estimate the molecular weight of the protein molecule we can use the formula for the radius of ... View the full answer