Improvement on the modified Lowry method against interference of divalent cations in soluble protein measurement

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4167-4178

  Shen, Yue Xiao ^a   Xiao, Kang ^a   Liang, Peng ^a   Ma, Yi Wei ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cation exchange; Dialysis; Divalent cations; Interference; The modified lowry method

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIALYSIS; MAGNESIUM; POSITIVE IONS; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUMS; CATION EXCHANGES; DIVALENT CATION; NATURAL-WATER MATRICES; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN MEASUREMENT; THE MODIFIED LOWRY METHOD;

PROTEINS;

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PROTEIN; DIVALENT CATION;

CATION; ION EXCHANGE; PROTEIN; SAMPLING; SOLUBILITY; WASTEWATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CATION EXCHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIALYSIS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MODIFIED LOWRY METHOD; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; METHODOLOGY;

CALCIUM; CATIONS, DIVALENT; COLORIMETRY; MAGNESIUM; PROTEINS;

EID: 84885924497     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4783-3     Document Type: Article

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