Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 5 - Proteins: Primary Structure - Exercises - Page 127: 1

Answer

The number of amino acids =8, Number of different peptides=10. Different 10 residue peptide that could be constructed from 8 amino acids is 810 which is equal to 1.07×10⁹ around 1 billion peptides.

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The number of amino acids =8, Number of different peptides=10. Different 10 residue peptide that could be constructed from 8 amino acids is 810 which is equal to 1.07×10⁹ around 1 billion peptides.
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