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. 2015 Sep 20;48(Pt 5):1604–1606. doi: 10.1107/S1600576715015551

Table 1. Light scattering results for standard globular proteins.

Protein Oligomeric state M W (kDa) R H (nm) R g (nm)§
Aprotinin Monomer 6.8 (5) 1.35 (6) 1.04 (5)
Cytochrome C Monomer 12.0 (6) 1.77 (12) 1.37 (9)
-Lactalbumin Monomer 14.3 (1) 1.91 (8) 1.49 (6)
Myoglobin Monomer 14.2 (9) 2.12 (7) 1.64 (6)
Carbonic anhydrase Monomer 29.2 (2) 2.35 (16) 1.82 (12)
Trypsin inhibitor Monomer 20.5 2.47 (8) 1.91 (6)
-Lactoglobulin Monomer 20.1 (3) 2.64 (13) 2.04 (9)
Ovalbumin Monomer 42.5 (7) 2.98 (2) 2.31 (1)
Bovine serum albumine Monomer 67.1 (10) 3.56 (1) 2.76 (1)
Enolase (yeast) Dimer 79.5 3.57 (2) 2.76 (1)
Enolase (rabbit) Dimer 86.4 (19) 3.65 (10) 2.83 (8)
Transferrin Monomer 76.9 (10) 4.02 (6) 3.11 (5)
Alcohol dehydrogenase Tetramer 144.0 (9) 4.50 (10) 3.48 (8)
BSA dimer Dimer 137.1 (39) 3.68 (21) 3.62 (15)
Aldolase (rabbit) Tetramer 155 4.77 (6) 3.69 (5)

Based on static light scattering, averaged over three runs.

Based on ‘in-line’ dynamic light scattering, averaged over three runs.

§

Determined from R H via equation (1).