https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/paul-thiong-o/homework/week-04-hw-protein-design-part-i/index.htmlWeek # 4 Protein Design Part I PROTEIN DESIGN PART I To look at how sequence, structure, and energetics can be modeled and manipulated to create or optimize proteins with specified functions. Answer any NINE of the following questions from Shuguang Zhang: (i.e. you can select two to skip) How many molecules of amino acids do you take with a piece of 500 grams of meat? (on average an amino acid is ~100 Daltons) For a Tilapia Fish: Assuming : meat = 20% protein by weight; average amino acid ≈ 100 Da (g/mol). Calculation: • Protein mass = 500 g × 0.20 = 100 g • Moles of amino-acid residues = 100 g ÷ 100 g·mol⁻¹ = 1.00 mol • Number of amino-acid molecules using Avogadro’s number ≈ 1.00 × ≈ 6.02 × 1023 = 6.02 × 1023 amino-acid molecules. Why do humans eat beef but do not become a cow, eat fish but do not become fish? The beef meat is in the form of amino acids that our body needs which is broken down by the enzymes in our stomach to the amino acids required by our body. The amino acids are the building blocks of DNA. Beef also provides protein, zinc and several D vitamins used for muscle health, iron that boosts our immune systemHugoen