A protein has a stability ranging from 6 to 15 kcal/mole at 37 OC. Stability is a measure of the equilibrium between the folded and unfolded protein given by the relationship;                               folded(F) = unfolded (U), k=[U]/[F] For a protein with a stability of 10 kcal/mole, calculate the fraction of unfolded protein that would exist at equilibrium at 37 OC. Use the following equation:                                  ∆GO=RTlnk=-2.3RTlog k, where R=1.98 x 10-3kcal/mole and T is temperature in Kelvin (K) and k is the equilibrium constant.

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A protein has a stability ranging from 6 to 15 kcal/mole at 37 OC. Stability is a measure of the equilibrium between the folded and unfolded protein given by the relationship;

                              folded(F) = unfolded (U), k=[U]/[F]

For a protein with a stability of 10 kcal/mole, calculate the fraction of unfolded protein that would exist at equilibrium at 37 OC. Use the following equation:


                                 ∆GO=RTlnk=-2.3RTlog k,


where R=1.98 x 10-3kcal/mole and T is temperature in Kelvin (K) and k is the equilibrium constant.

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