Under the proper environmental conditions, the salt-loving archaeon Halobacterium halobium synthesizes a membrane protein (Mr 26,000) known as bacteriorhodopsin, which is purple because it contains retinal. Molecules of this protein aggregate into "purple patches" in the cell membrane. Bacteriorhodopsin acts as a light-activated proton pump that provides energy for cell functions. X-ray analysis of this protein reveals that it consists of seven parallel α- helical segments, each of which traverses the bacterial cell membrane (thickness 45 Å).
Calculate the minimum number of amino acid residues necessary for one segment of α helix to traverse the membrane completely. Estimate the fraction of the bacteriorhodopsin protein that is involved in membrane-spanning helices. (Use an average amino acid residue weight of 110.)

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