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distance between Myoglobin residues?
In a Myoglobin protein, the distance between amino acid residues val 21 and val 17 is 5.84 angstroms and between val 21 and val 66 is 5.97 angstroms. Could you explain how this is possible... I am aware that it must do with the tight folding of myogobin but really unsure of true explanation.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The secondary and tertiary folding of the myoglobin polypeptide chain bring these residues into juxtaposition with the distances you quote. Such folding is complex and driven by thermodynamic principles. These would include things such as hydrophobic residues being sequestered from the external aqueous environment