The RNA has a molecular weight of 2,1 x 106. The protein coat
consists of 2130 identical polypeptide chains, each with a molecular weight of
17.500. The polypeptide is made up of 158 amino acid residues.
It is one of the first proteins, where the amino acid sequence was determined.
(G. SCHRAMM und coworkers in Tübingen, 1959, and A. TSUGITA
and H. FRAENKEL-CONRAT in Berkeley, 1960). The molecular weight
of the TMV virus particle (virion) is
40 x 106. (D. L. D. CASPAR, 1963).
For more details about tertiary and quaternary structure click on the buttom below
(text in German, but with self explaining impessive Chime tutorial)
