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But in this case, researchers searched through a collection of 45,000 bigger, heavier compounds, called tethered macrocyclic peptides (MCPs), which have weights around 800 daltons.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
Most new antibiotics are small molecules—those that have molecular weights of less than 600 daltons.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
Most new antibiotics are small molecules—those that have molecular weights of less than 600 daltons.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
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dalton
noun
dal·ton
ˈdȯlt-ᵊn 
: a unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms, molecules, or nuclear particles equal to ¹/₁₂ of the atomic mass of the most abundant carbon isotope 12C : atomic mass unit
—used chiefly in biochemistry —abbreviation d
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