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unusual facts about molecular weight



Metachromasy

The modern understanding why metachromasy occurs was advanced by Belgian histologist Lucien Lison, who studied it between 1933 and 1936 and ascertained its value in the quantitative determination of sulfate esters of high molecular weight.

Restriction fragment mass polymorphism

Restriction Fragment Mass Polymorphism (RFMP) is a technology which digests DNA into oligonucleotide fragments, and detects variation of DNA sequences by molecular weight of the fragments.


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Bulk loaded liquid propellants

In 1981, the Naval Weapons Center tried a 350 round/minute cyclic bipropellant gun, using 90% Nitric Acid and a proprietary hydrocarbon (probably a low molecular weight alkane, like Propane).

Desizing

Amylases are the enzymes that hydrolyses and reduce the molecular weight of amylose and amylopectin molecules in starch, rendering it water soluble enough to be washed off the fabric.

Lucas test

Lucas' reagent, used to classify alcohols of low molecular weight

Mowse

MOWSE, a method for identification of proteins from the molecular weight of peptides created by proteolytic digestion

Polypure

That is, individual PEG molecules bind to the matrix within a chromatography column at differing affinity depending on their molecular weight.

Polysaccharide-K

The approximate molecular weight of PSK is 100,000 Da, and the protein component is reported at the β-1,6 side chain.