Micro World
Seberapa kecil Nucleosome?
Nucleosome memiliki diameter sekitar 11 nm.
Yang diukur: DNA wrapped around histone core
Bandingkan
Seberapa besar sebenarnya?
- About 2 would fit across a ribosome
- As wide as about 5 DNA double helices side by side
- About 9 would fit across a flu virus
Pelajari
Fakta tentang Nucleosome
A nucleosome packages about 147 base pairs of DNA around eight histone proteins, the basic unit of chromatin.
Sumber: NCBI Bookshelf: Molecular Biology of the Cell, Chromatin structure
Micro World
Dibandingkan dengan benda mikroskopis lainnya
| Nama | Ukuran | Dibandingkan dengan Nucleosome |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteriorhodopsin Molecule | 5 nm | 0,45× |
| Transfer RNA Molecule | 8 nm | 0,73× |
| Amyloid Beta Fibril | 10 nm | 0,91× |
| Semiconductor Quantum Dot | 10 nm | 0,91× |
| Nucleosome | 11 nm | halaman ini |
| Ferritin Molecule | 12 nm | 1,1× |
| Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle | 20 nm | 1,8× |
| Bacteriophage Phi X174 | 27 nm | 2,5× |
| Qβ Bacteriophage | 28 nm | 2,5× |
| Silver Nanoparticle | 40 nm | 3,6× |
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