Means and methods for protein quantification
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorsRobin Kastilan, Catherine Müschen, Johannes Buyel
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Abstract
Biochemical test methods for protein quantification can include application of foam-suppressing and/or foam-destroying substances to avoid readout problems and ensure the accuracy of measurement results. One such method for determining the amount of one or more proteins in a solution includes providing at least a first solution that is known to contain or suspected of containing one or more protein(s), adding at least one foam-suppressing and/or foam-destroying substance to the first solution, resulting in a second solution, and determining the amount of the one or more protein(s) in the second solution.
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A method for determining an amount of one or more proteins in a solution comprising:
- (a) providing at least a first solution that is known to contain or suspected of containing one or more protein(s),
- (b) mixing at least one foam-suppressing and/or foam-destroying substance comprising an alkoxylated fatty acid ester into the first solution, resulting in a second solution, wherein the second solution is a homogeneous mixture comprising the first solution and the alkoxylated fatty acid ester, and
- (c) determining the amount of the one or more protein(s) in the second solution.
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