Molecular mass determination by sedimentation velocity experiments and direct fitting of the concentration profiles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 428-434

  Behlke, Joachim ^a   Ristau, Otto ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; LYSOZYME; MYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 0031029481     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78683-1     Document Type: Article

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