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the chemical name of titin (a giant protein that functions as a molecular spring which is responsible for the passive elasticity of muscle):

methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylala
ylglutaminylprolylleucylglutaminylsery
lserylthreonylalanylthreonylphenylalan
rylglycylphenylalanylprolylvalylprolyl
lanylarginylaspartylglycylglutaminylva
nylleucylprolylglycylvalylglutaminylis
ylglycylarginylalanyllysylleucylthreon
llysylalanylasparaginylserylglycylargi
eonylasparaginylglycylserylglycylgluta
nylglutamylleucylleucylvalyllysylalany
asparaginylphenylalanylvalylglutaminyl
ylthreonylvalylarginylglutaminylglycyl
utaminylvalylarginylvalylthreonylglycy Read the rest of this entry »