The full name of the tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme with 267 amino acids, extends to 1,913 letters:
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutam ylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutamin ylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutam ylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylph enylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspa rtylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutam inylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylth reonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglyc ylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleu cylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylser ylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylgly cylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasp fraginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalan ylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylth reonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylph enylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanyl leucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhi stidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisol eucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosyl alanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalany lasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylasparty lglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylgluta minylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylv alylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanyl aspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylgluta mylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginyl glutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleuc ylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylp rolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspa rtylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleu cylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycy ltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylsery larginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyl alanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanyla lanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhisti dylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglu tamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprol ylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylala nylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspa rtylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanyliso leucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylg lycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylala nylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucy lglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginyli soleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmeth ionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalyl phenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethio nyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
THIS is the longest fucking word ever.
(sorry about all the spaces, apparently it's too big to post as one word :p )
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutam ylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutamin ylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutam ylglycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylph enylalanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspa rtylprolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutam inylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylth reonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglyc ylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleu cylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylser ylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartylgly cylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminylasp fraginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalan ylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylth reonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylph enylalanylglutamylmethionylleucylalanyl leucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhi stidylprolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisol eucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosyl alanylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalany lasparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylasparty lglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanylgluta minylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylv alylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanyl aspartylvalylprolylvalylglutaminylgluta mylserylalanylprolylphenylalanylarginyl glutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhist idylasparaginylvalylalanylprolylisoleuc ylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylp rolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspa rtylleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleu cylalanylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycy ltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylsery larginylalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycyl alanylglutamylasparaginylarginylalanyla lanylleucylprolylleucylasparaginylhisti dylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglu tamyltyrosylasparaginylalanylalanylprol ylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenylala nylglycylisoleucylserylalanylprolylaspa rtylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanyliso leucylaspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylg lycylalanylisoleucylserylglycylserylala nylisoleucylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucy lglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginyli soleucylglutamylprolylglutamyllysylmeth ionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalyl phenylalanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethio nyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
THIS is the longest fucking word ever.
(sorry about all the spaces, apparently it's too big to post as one word :p )
by Kitteh April 29, 2005