User:Poussiere28/Longest Word

The longest word in the world is the extended scientific word for titin according to UICPA classification. It's the scientific description of a protein. Saying this word could take up to 3,30 hours. This name is composed of 189 819 letters.

Titin also known under the name connectine, is a giant protein built of 244 regions of protein individually refolded and liked by an unstructured sequence of peptides.

Moreover, the gene of the titin has the largest number of exons - 363 found in one gene.

The name "titin" comes form the Greek word "titan" (a giant deity, something great).

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 * Titine (protéine)