title: Herpes simplex virus: dry mass.
abstract: Dry mass of herpes simplex virus particles was measured by quantitative electron microscopy after isolation by surface spreading and critical-point drying of infected cells. The core weighed about 2 x 10(-16) gram, the empty naked capsid 5 x 10(-16) gram, the full naked capsid 7 x 10(-16) gram, and the enveloped nucleocapsid 13 x 10(-16) gram.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010783:Photometry; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification