MSTARA and MSTARI: Interactive PC algorithms for simple, model independent evaluation of sedimentation equilibrium data

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 333-346

  Cölfen, Helmut ^a   Harding, Stephen E ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Molar mass determination; MSTAR function; Polydispersity; Sedimentation equilibrium

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; ULTRACENTRIFUGE;

EID: 0142229698     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050047     Document Type: Article

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