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Question #02a2c

Answer 1

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 `200 × 10^6color(white)(l) "u"`.

That’s bigger than a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) which is 18 mm in diameter and has a molecular mass of `40.8 × 10^6color(white)(l) "u"`.

Still, it's only a tiny fraction of the molecular mass of the human genome
(`2.15 × 10^12color(white)(l) "u"`).