dalton
Non-SI unit of mass (symbol
), equal to the
unified atomic mass unit
(
atomic mass constant
). It is often used in biochemistry and molecular biology although it was never approved by the Conférence Général des Poids et Mesures.
Source:
Green Book, p. 111
PAC, 1996,
68
, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996))
on page 968