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:
PAC, 1996, 68, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations
1996))
on page 968