Bio-Rad Protein Assay User Manual
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Table 1. Reagents Compatible with the Bio-Rad Protein Assay
When Using the Standard Procedure.*
Acetate, 0.6 M
KCI, 1.0 M
Acetone
Malic acid, 0.2 M
Adenosine, 1 mM
MgCl
2
, 1.0 M
Amino Acids
Mercaptoethanol, 1.0 M
Ammonium sulfate, 1.0 M
MES, 0.7 M
Ampholytes, 0.5%
Methanol
Acid pH
MOPS, 0.2 M
ATP, 1 mM
NaCl, 5 M
Barbital
NAD, 1 mM
BES, 2.5 M
NaSCN, 3 M
Boric acid
Peptones
Cacodylate-Tris, 0.1 M
Phenol, 5%
CDTA, 0.05 M
Phosphate, 1.0 M
Citrate, 0.05 M
PIPES, 0.5 M
Deoxycholate, 0.1%
Polyadenylic acid, 1 mM
Dithiothreitol, 1 M
Polypeptides (MW<3000)
DNA, 1 mg/ml
Pyrophosphate, 0.2 M
EDTA, 0.1 M
rRNA, 0.25 mg/ml
EGTA, 0.05 M
tRNA, 0.4 mg/ml
Ethanol
total RNA, 0.30 mg/ml
Eagle’s MEM
SDS, 0.1%
Earle’s salt solution
Sodium phosphate
Formic acid, 1.0 M
Streptomycin sulfate, 20%
Fructose
Triton X-100, 0.1%
Glucose
Tricine
Glutathione
Tyrosine, 1 mM
Glycerol, 99%
Thymidine, 1 mM
Glycine, 0.1 M
Tris, 2.0 M
Guanidine-HCI
Urea, 6 M
Hank's salt solution
Vitamins
HEPES buffer, 0.1 M
*
Interference may be caused by chemical-protein and/or chemical-dye interactions. Table 1 lists
those chemical reagents not directly affecting the development of dye color. Since every protein-
chemical reagent combination has not been assayed, it is possible that some of the listed reagents
produce interference in combination with certain proteins. However, with respect to proteins such as
bovine albumin and globulin, the above listed reagents show little or no interference.
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