Analysis of picogram quantities of protein in subnanoliter-size samples.
Analysis of picogram quantities of protein in subnanoliter-size samples.
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分析亚纳升样品中皮克量的蛋白质。
DOI:
10.1016/0003-2697(84)90535-9
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Roman,RJ
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作者:
Zawieja,D;Barber,BJ;Roman,RJ
The ability to measure protein concentration in subnanoliter volumes would be helpful in many biological studies. A microassay for measuring nanogram protein quantities in nanolitersize samples and an ultramicroassay for measuring picogram quantities in picoliter samples were developed to measure lymphatic protein concentration. Aliquots of a sample solution were mixed with an o-phthalaldehyde mercaptoethanol reagent using micropipetting techniques. Reaction product fluorescence was measured using a modified Leitz MPV-1 microscope as a microfluorometer. Fluorescence varied linearly with albumin concentrations between 1 and 8 g/100 ml. A typical microassay measuring albumin standards at 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 g/100 ml ml yielded a linear regression of y = 207x + 60 (r = 0.99). Minimum detectable protein concentration was 0.125 g/100 ml. The SE for the albumin standards varied from 0.02 to 0.17 g/100 ml. An ultramicroassay measuring similar standards yielded a linear regression of y = 1180x + 109 (r = 0.96). Minimum detectable protein concentration was 0.028 g/100 ml. The SE for the standards varied from 0.01 to 0.32 g/100 ml.