[gmx-users] protein molecular weight?

[Justin A. Lemkul]

Chih-Ying Lin wrote:
> Hi :
> Would anyone explain how to get the protein molecular weight from the
> following note from the catalog?
> mol wt	single-chain mol wt 14.7 kDa
> 
> 

Where did this come from?  Is this in the manual somewhere?

In any case it's probably just an example of expected output from some utility.

> What does it mean single-chain?

Probably pertains to a single polypeptide in a larger complex, but without 
proper context, that's just a guess.

> Is it correct =>
> 1 kDa = 1000 Da = MW 1000.  So MW 240 = 0.24 kDa.
> 

Yes.

-Justin

> 
> Thank you
> Lin
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Justin A. Lemkul
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ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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