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. 2018 Jul 25;3(7):8260–8270. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00630

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
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
a

Ionic surfactant concentration in mM.

b

Maximum dimension of the protein–CnTAB (n = 12, 14, and 16) complexes derived from the p(r) function obtained by IFT.

c

Semiminor axis of the micellar core.

d

Axial anisotropy in the size of micelles.

e

Thickness of the shell of the micelle.

f

Contrast of the micellar shell.

g

Number of micelles per cluster.

h

Separation between the center of two nearest micelles.

i

Aggregation number of micelles in terms of the number of CnTAB molecules that make up each micelle.

j

Number of proteins per cluster, given as the number of micelles per cluster multiplied by the number of proteins per micelle.