Mucin is a biological compound that consists of high-molecular-weight glycoproteins and plays an important role in the evaporation of water from respiratory droplets. The detailed structure of mucin has been clarified by static light scattering and the Fujita plot. The molecular weight is 2.92 × 107, and the radius of gyration is 289 nm. The hydrodynamic radius is 198 nm, which was determined from multiangle dynamic light scattering. The scattering function reveals that mucin has a chain-like, elongated structure.
- Kayori Takahashi
- Kenjiro Iida
- Nobuyuki Takegawa
