Comparison of Colorimetric Assays with Quantitative Amino Acid Analysis for Protein Quantification of Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA)

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 84-93

  Rossi, Omar ^a   Maggiore, Luana ^a   Necchi, Francesca ^a   Koeberling, Oliver ^a   MacLennan, Calman A ^a   Saul, Allan ^a   Gerke, Christiane ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bradford assay; Colorimetric protein assay; Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA); Lowry assay; Non Interfering assay; Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMV); Protein quantification; Quantitative amino acid analysis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIGENS; ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIA; COLOR; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; COLORIMETRY; MAMMALS; MEMBRANES;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; BRADFORD ASSAYS; GENERALIZED MODULES FOR MEMBRANE ANTIGENS (GMMA); LOWRY ASSAYS; OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES; PROTEIN ASSAYS; PROTEIN QUANTIFICATION;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; GENERALIZED MODULES FOR MEMBRANE ANTIGEN VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRADFORD PROTEIN ASSAY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; LOWRY PROTEIN ASSAY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NON INTERFERING PROTEIN ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHOTOMETER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; VACCINE PRODUCTION; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BOVINAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

EID: 84920866833     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-014-9804-7     Document Type: Article

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