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How to convert kDa to molecular weight?
« on: 13/10/2019 21:02:25 »
Hello!

How can I find the molecular weight of a protein in grams/mol if I know that it's 150kDa?

I read that 1Da = 1g/mol but this is means that 1mol of that protein will weigh 150,000grams or 150kg!

Also, I read that LDL is 3million daltons which means that 1mol of LDL will weigh 3 million grams or 3 tonnes!

But this result says only 386.654 g/mol.
https://www.google.com/search?q=molecular+weight+of+ldl

What is wrong?

Thanks!
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Re: How to convert kDa to molecular weight?
« Reply #1 on: 13/10/2019 21:54:51 »
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1mol of that protein will weigh 150,000grams or 150kg!
Fortunately, your body doesn't need 1 mole of that protein...
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Re: How to convert kDa to molecular weight?
« Reply #2 on: 13/10/2019 22:37:27 »
They are both right. Cholesterol is a small molecule with a molecular mass of 387 g/mol (or387 Da). And many proteins have molecular weights of hundreds of kg/mol (KDa)

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Re: How to convert kDa to molecular weight?
« Reply #3 on: 13/10/2019 22:45:27 »
LDL is 3,000kDa which is 3,000kg/mol. In familial hypercholesterolemia, it reaches 10mmol/L which is 10mmol x 5L = 0,050mol in the whole blood. This is 0.050 x 3,000kg = 150kg!

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Re: How to convert kDa to molecular weight?
« Reply #4 on: 14/10/2019 19:32:02 »
I suspect that it's LDL measured as the cholesterol contained / combined in the protein.
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