U-2012: An improved Lowry protein assay, insensitive to sample color, offering reagent stability and enhanced sensitivity

BioTechniques

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Upreti, Girish C ^a   Wang, Yanming ^a   Finn, Alona ^a   Sharrock, Abigail ^a,b   Feisst, Nicholas ^a   Davy, Marcus ^a   Jordan, Robert B ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Color interference; Colorimetric; Enhanced sensitivity; Protein assay; Reagent stability

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERCHLORIC ACID; PYRUVATE SODIUM; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BEETROOT; BLUEBERRY; COLORIMETRY; DECOLORIZATION; LOWRY PROTEIN ASSAY; OXIDATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RED WINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION;

BETA VULGARIS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; PERCHLORIC ACID; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WINE;

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EID: 84863281288     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: 19409818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113818     Document Type: Article

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