Abstract
A rapid and accurate method for the estimation of protein concentration is essential in many fields of protein study. The Lowry method (Chapter 1 in vol. 1 of this series) has been widely used, but is susceptible to interference from a wide range of compounds commonly present in biological extracts. Although interference can be avoided by trichloracetic acid precipitation of the protein prior to assay, this lengthens the procedure.
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Hammond, J.B.W., Kruger, N.J. (1988). The Bradford Method for Protein Quantitation. In: Walker, J.M. (eds) New Protein Techniques. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 3. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-126-8:25
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