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Calculate along the chain, in the N to C-terminal direction how just several amino acid switches bring the positive net charge of whale myoglobin up to ''+4'' and elephants to ''+2'': (summing up the total charge of the protein) <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/19'>residue position 8</scene> (<span style="color:red">'''glu'''</span> in elephents versus gln in whales), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/21'>12</scene> (<span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> vs. <span style="color:lightblue">'''his'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/22'>27</scene> (thr vs. <span style="color:red">'''asp'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/23'>34</scene> (thr vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/24'>87</scene> (gln vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/26'>116</scene> (gln vs. <span style="color:lightblue">'''his'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/27'>132</scene> (<span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> vs. asn), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/28'>140</scene> (asn vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ). | Calculate along the chain, in the N to C-terminal direction how just several amino acid switches bring the positive net charge of whale myoglobin up to ''+4'' and elephants to ''+2'': (summing up the total charge of the protein) <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/19'>residue position 8</scene> (<span style="color:red">'''glu'''</span> in elephents versus gln in whales), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/21'>12</scene> (<span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> vs. <span style="color:lightblue">'''his'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/22'>27</scene> (thr vs. <span style="color:red">'''asp'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/23'>34</scene> (thr vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/24'>87</scene> (gln vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/26'>116</scene> (gln vs. <span style="color:lightblue">'''his'''</span>), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/27'>132</scene> (<span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> vs. asn), <scene name='52/523344/Elephantwhale/28'>140</scene> (asn vs. <span style="color:blue">'''lys'''</span> ). | ||
| - | *''note about illustration'': <span style="color:red">'''Asp and Glu'''</span> have a charge of ''-1'', <span style="color:blue">'''Arg and Lys'''</span> have a charge of ''+1'', <span style="color:lightblue">'''His'''</span> in the positions shown here - ''12'' and ''116'' (Table S2<ref name="whaleMyo" />) - have a charge of about ''+0.5''. | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 25 December 2013
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