Answer to Question #331531 in Chemistry for Lalit

Question

The human hemoglobin is a tetrameric protein of about 64.5 KDa, consisting of two a chains and two B-chains tightly bound.

a) Calculate the number of amino acids present in the a-chains

b) What is the length of each B-chain?

e) What is the sum of the length of the two a-chains?

d) Find the length of the tetrameric protein hemoglobin assuming its all an alpha helical structure.