Molecular weight averages and the tung distribution function

Rheological Method for Determining Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution

The molecular-weight distribution of glycosaminoglycans.

1. A rapid and sensitive method for the accurate estimation of the molecular-weight distribution of keratan sulphate and chondroitin sulphate isolated from adult bovine nasal septum and intervertebral disc is described. The method utilizes gel chromatography of reductively labelled glycosaminoglycan and end-group estimation of number-average molecular weight for each fraction across the peak of...

Distributions and Averages of Molecular Conformations

A computational technique is proposed for the study of electron density variations within a distribution of molecular conformations. These variations are defined in terms of the deviations of individual electron densities from the average density associated with the average of conformations within a conformational range of a molecule.

Efficient Estimation of the Density and Cumulative Distribution Function of the Generalized Rayleigh Distribution

The uniformly minimum variance unbiased (UMVU), maximum likelihood, percentile (PC), least squares (LS) and weighted least squares (WLS) estimators of the probability density function (pdf) and cumulative distribution function are derived for the generalized Rayleigh distribution. This model can be used quite effectively in modelling strength data and also modeling general lifetime data. It has...

Saposins: structure, function, distribution, and molecular genetics.

Saposins A, B, C, and D are small heat-stable glycoproteins derived from a common precursor protein, prosaposin. These mature saposins, as well as prosaposin, activate several lysosomal hydrolases involved in the metabolism of various sphingolipids. All four saposins are structurally similar to one another including placement of six cysteines, a glycosylation site, and conserved prolines in ide...