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In the Laboratory
Automated Protein Assay Using Flow Injection Analysis
Carrie A. C. Wolfe, Matthew R. Oates, and David S. Hage
Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304

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August 1998
Vol. 75 No. 8
p. 1025

Abstract
The technique of flow injection analysis (FIA) is a common instrumental method used in detecting a variety of chemical and biological agents. This paper describes an undergraduate laboratory that uses FIA to perform a bicinchoninic acid (BCA) colorimetric assay for quantitating protein samples. The method requires less than 2 min per sample injection and gives a response over a broad range of protein concentrations. This method can be used in instrumental analysis labs to illustrate the principles and use of FIA, or as a means for introducing students to common methods employed in the analysis of biological agents.
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*  Citation
Wolfe, Carrie A. C.; Oates, Matthew R.; Hage, David S. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1025.
*  Keywords
Instrumental Methods, Quantitative Analysis, Proteins, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry
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