Sedimentation constant

Sedimentation constant

A measure of the rate of sedimentation in an analytical ultracentrifuge; v/ω²x, where v is the rate of sedimentation, ω is the angular velocity in radians/s and x is the distance from the axis of rotation; usually expressed in Svedberg units (10^-13s).

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