If a protein had 500 amino acids, how many nucleotides would there be?
Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "protein 'amino acids' nucleotides" to get these possible sources:
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Codons.html
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e21/21a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA
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These are only a few of the sites available. In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
Well my young dumb american friend, this answer is very obvious. First of - if a protein HAD 500 amino acids, by now that protein is long gone probably expired or the organism has died. Since the protein is dead (according to my calculations - that fact that you posted this on Jan. 2, 2008 means that there is a 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999651% that there is no nucleotides needed
To determine the number of nucleotides required to encode a protein, we need to consider the genetic code and the relationship between nucleotides and amino acids. In the genetic code, each amino acid is specified by a sequence of three nucleotides called a codon.
Since each codon encodes one amino acid, we can calculate the total number of nucleotides by multiplying the number of amino acids by three.
In this case, if the protein had 500 amino acids, the total number of nucleotides would be:
500 amino acids x 3 nucleotides per amino acid = 1500 nucleotides
Therefore, a protein with 500 amino acids would require 1500 nucleotides.
To determine the number of nucleotides in a protein based on the number of amino acids, we need to consider the genetic code and the fact that each amino acid is encoded by a sequence of three nucleotides called a codon.
The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA is translated into the sequence of amino acids in a protein. In most cases, each amino acid is encoded by one or more codons.
The first thing we need to determine is the number of codons that code for each amino acid. There are 20 standard amino acids found in proteins. Some amino acids are encoded by only one codon, while others have multiple codons. For example, methionine and tryptophan each have only one codon, while leucine has six different codons. We can consult a codon table or bioinformatics resources to obtain this information.
Based on the information obtained, we can calculate the number of nucleotides. Assuming a simple case where each amino acid is encoded by only one codon, we can use the following formula:
Number of nucleotides = Number of amino acids × Number of nucleotides per codon
Let's consider the case where each amino acid is encoded by one codon:
Number of nucleotides = 500 amino acids × 3 nucleotides per codon
Number of nucleotides = 1500 nucleotides
Therefore, if the protein has 500 amino acids and each amino acid is encoded by one codon, there would be 1500 nucleotides. Keep in mind that this is a simplified scenario, and in reality, the number of nucleotides required to code for the protein may vary based on the specific codons used for each amino acid.