John Burgner - Quantitative determination of reaction stoichiometry, interaction energies, and solut

With the development of the XLA/XLI analytical ultracentrifuges and their exquisitely sensitive optics that can accurately detect absorbance signals in the range of 0.005 A to 1.5 A. and differences in Rayleigh interference patterns to at least 5 ug/ml of protein solute in solution, new methods for sedimentation data analysis have been developed making it possible to quantitatively determine the stoichiometry of reactions and their energies of interaction as well as solute masses. In this talk, we will consider some of the experimental approaches that Dr. John Burgner and others have used to characterize these processes over the past few years.