| C | (g/mL or Rayleigh fringe units), concentration |
| ICH50 | concentration of the polysaccharide samples required to inhibit 50% lysis |
| L p | persistence length (measure of flexibility) (cm) |
| M w,app, | apparent weight-average molecular weight (Da) |
| M w | weight average molecular weight (Da) |
| M SM | Scheraga-Mandelkern molecular weight (Da) |
| M L | mass per unit length (Da. cm−1) |
| NJBTF1 | fraction 1 (high molecular weight fraction) |
| NJBTF2 | fraction 2 (medium molecular weight fraction) |
| NJBTF3 | fraction 3 (low molecular weight fraction) |
| H | viscosity (Poise) |
| [η] | intrinsic viscosity (ml/g) |
| ῡ | partial specific volume |
| s 20,w | weight average sedimentation coefficient, normalised to standard solvent conditions (density and viscosity of water at 20.0 °C) |
| so20,w, s20,w | corrected for non-ideality (extrapolation to c = 0) |
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