Table 1. Fitted Parameters of SANS Data of Protein–Surfactant Systems (1 wt % BSA + ci mM CnTAB) Characterized by Random Flight Model Representing a Beads-On-a-String-Like Structure.
system | ci (mM)a | Dmax (Å)b | R (Å)c | εd | t (Å)e | ρshell (cm–2)f× 1010 | NCLUg | D (Å)h | Naggi | Nprot/clusterj |
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C12TAB | 10 | 178 | 15.7 ± 0.1 | 1.36 ± 0.06 | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 4.96 | 13.9 ± 1.5 | 40 ± 2 | 63 | 32.6 |
20 | 162 | 15.8 ± 0.1 | 1.61 ± 0.06 | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 4.99 | 7.3 ± 0.8 | 47 ± 2 | 76 | 6.4 | |
40 | 146 | 15.9 ± 0.1 | 1.71 ± 0.07 | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 5.01 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 54 ± 3 | 82 | 1.2 | |
80 | 68 | 15.9 ± 0.1 | 1.79 ± 0.06 | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 5.04 | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 85 | 1.1 | ||
C14TAB | 5 | 179 | 17.7 ± 0.1 | 1.20 ± 0.06 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 4.63 | 12.9 ± 1.4 | 44 ± 3 | 69 | 42.7 |
10 | 167 | 18.0 ± 0.1 | 1.39 ± 0.05 | 7.0 ± 0.1 | 4.79 | 6.9 ± 0.9 | 49 ± 3 | 85 | 11.4 | |
20 | 161 | 18.2 ± 0.2 | 1.58 ± 0.06 | 6.8 ± 0.1 | 4.84 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 53 ± 3 | 98 | 3.7 | |
40 | 138 | 18.3 ± 0.2 | 1.74 ± 0.06 | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 4.90 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 60 ± 4 | 110 | 1.2 | |
80 | 81 | 18.6 ± 0.2 | 1.82 ± 0.05 | 6.4 ± 0.1 | 5.11 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 122 | 1.1 | ||
C16TAB | 5 | 190 | 19.3 ± 0.2 | 1.18 ± 0.05 | 8.3 ± 0.1 | 4.03 | 12.9 ± 1.5 | 50 ± 3 | 77 | 41.7 |
10 | 171 | 19.6 ± 0.2 | 1.27 ± 0.05 | 7.9 ± 0.1 | 4.14 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 55 ± 3 | 88 | 8.8 | |
20 | 147 | 19.9 ± 0.2 | 1.43 ± 0.04 | 7.6 ± 0.1 | 4.26 | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 60 ± 3 | 103 | 2.4 | |
40 | 129 | 21.4 ± 0.3 | 1.56 ± 0.04 | 6.2 ± 0.1 | 5.08 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 67 ± 4 | 140 | 1.1 | |
80 | 91 | 21.8 ± 0.3 | 1.66 ± 0.05 | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 5.35 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 157 | 1.1 |
Ionic surfactant concentration in mM.
Maximum dimension of the protein–CnTAB (n = 12, 14, and 16) complexes derived from the p(r) function obtained by IFT.
Semiminor axis of the micellar core.
Axial anisotropy in the size of micelles.
Thickness of the shell of the micelle.
Contrast of the micellar shell.
Number of micelles per cluster.
Separation between the center of two nearest micelles.
Aggregation number of micelles in terms of the number of CnTAB molecules that make up each micelle.
Number of proteins per cluster, given as the number of micelles per cluster multiplied by the number of proteins per micelle.