sedimentation coefficient

sedimentation coefficient
sedimentation coefficient n a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usu. expressed in svedbergs

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the velocity at which a particle sediments in a centrifuge divided by the applied centrifugal field, the result having units of time (velocity divided by acceleration), usually expressed in Svedberg units (S), which equal 10−13 second. Sedimentation coefficients are used to characterize the size of macromolecules, e.g., 5.8S rRNA, 22S rRNA; they increase with increasing mass and density and are higher for globular than for fibrous particles. Called also sedimentation constant.

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  • sedimentation coefficient — noun : a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usually expressed in svedbergs …   Useful english dictionary

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