Under proper control, oxidation of proteins with known chemical structure provides an accurate and absolute method for the determination of their molar concentration

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-57

  Guermant, Claude ^a   Azarkan, Mohamed ^a   Smolders, Nicole ^a   Baeyens Volant, Danielle ^a   Nijs, Michelle ^a   Paul, Claudine ^a   Brygier, Jeanne ^a   Vincentelli, Jean ^a   Looze, Yvan ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand; Molar absorption coefficient; Oxidation state; Protein assay; Protein quantitation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ATOMS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION; PROTEINS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ATOMIC COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOLAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; OXIDATION STATE; PROTEIN ASSAYS; PROTEIN QUANTITATIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

AMINO ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; M PROTEIN; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PEPTIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0033989332     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.1999.4396     Document Type: Article

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