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Dielectric Weight Increments & Derived Dipole Moments for Some Aqueous Protein Solutions at 25°C

Protein Dielectric Increment (m3/kg) Dipole Moment (Debye) Reference
Horse Carboxyhaemoglobin 0.33 480 20
Myoglobin 0.15 170 20
Whale Myoglobin 0.12 146 30
Horse Myoglobin 0.15 163 30
Egg Albumin 0.10 250 20
Horse Serum Albumin 0.17 380 20
Horse Serum γ-pseudo-globulin 1.08 1100 20
Taken from Pethig pg.86

Reference 20: J. L. Oncley in Proteins, Amino Acids and Peptides, Chapter 22. Eds E.J. Cohn and J.t> Edsall. Reinhold, New York (1943)

Reference 30: G.P. South and E.H. Grant, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) A, 328, 372 (1972)