Stefek Borkowski wrote:
> Hi,
> Can someone explain how the length of protein sequence, i.e. the number of
> amino acid residues, should be properly counted. I try to assess the length
> of human heart fatty acid binding protein. It is physically built of 133
> amino acids, but for some reason the literature value is 132. It seems like
> the paper purposely omits the first methionine. Also the numbering of amino
> acids goes this way, as if the starting methionine is not present. Would you
> please comment on this. Thank you in advance. Regards,
> Stefek
The leading Met is often clipped away during protein processing and not
present in the finished product.
