Question #02a2c
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Sep 24, 2016
The largest synthetic molecule made to date is a macromolecule called PG5.
Explanation:
The structure of PG5 is
The Boc group in the formula is the tert-butyloxycarbonyl group, which is a protecting group for amines.
PG5 is 10 nm in diameter and has a molecular mass of about
That’s bigger than a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) which is 18 mm in diameter and has a molecular mass of
Still, it's only a tiny fraction of the molecular mass of the human genome
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