Table 1 Physical chemical characteristics of DM and DDM detergent micelles under ambient conditions.

From: His1-tagged DM or DDM detergent micelles are reversibly conjugated by nickel ions

 

Detergent MW (Dalton)

NA

cmc (mM)

Cloud point

Triaxial micelle model semi-axes (nm)26,27

[His1-C10: detergent] input molar ratio

[His1-C10] per micelle

DM

482.5

70–90

1.8

Unknown, but well above ambient

2.5; 3.25; 2.0

1: 10

 ~ 8

DDM

510.6

 ~ 135

0.17

Unknown, but well above ambient

3.72; 3.0; 2.2

1: 10

 ~ 14

  1. NA is the aggregation number (not known with great precision); cmc is the critical micelle concentration; cloud point is the temperature at which the micellar dispersion is no longer transparent and isotropic.
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