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. 1970 Oct;6(4):569–571. doi: 10.1128/jvi.6.4.569-571.1970

Molecular Weight of Adenovirus Type 2 Hexon Polypeptide

M S Horwitz 1,1, J V Maizel Jr 1,2, M D Scharff 1,3
PMCID: PMC376158  PMID: 5497905

Abstract

The fully dissociated hexon polypeptide of adenovirus type 2 has a molecular weight of 129,000 (±10,000) daltons as determined by high-speed sedimentation equilibrium in 6 m guanidine.

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