Titin

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Titin, also known as connectin (UniProt name: Q10466_HUMAN; accession number: Q10466), is a protein that is important in the contraction of striated muscle tissues.

Structure

Titin is the largest known protein, consisting of 26,926 amino acids. The molecular weight of the mature protein is approximately 2,993,451.39 Da, and it has a theoretical pI of 6.01 The protein's empirical chemical formula is C₁₃₂₉₈₃H₂₁₁₈₆₁N₃₆₁₄₉O₄₀₈₈₃S₆₉₃. It has a theoretical instability index (II) of 39.69, indicating that it would be stable in a test tube. The protein's in vivo half-life, the time it takes for half of the amount of protein in a cell to disappear after its synthesis in the cell, is predicted to be approximately 30 hours (in mammalian reticulocytes).

Linguistic significance

As the largest known protein, titin also has the longest IUPAC name. The full chemical name, containing 189,819 letters, is sometimes stated to be the longest word in the English language. However, professional dictionary writers regard generic names of chemical compounds as verbal formulae rather than as English words.

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Further reading

External links

• Full chemical name of titin

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