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Protein Determination by the Warburg-Christian Method

1. OBJECTIVE

To standardize a procedure for the determination of protein content by Warburg-Christian.


2. SCOPE

This procedure applies to all products that require the determination of protein by Warburg-Christian method.


3. DEFINITIONS

Purified water – water from a deionizing system, resistivity > or = 18 MΩ•cm @ 25 °C


4. DISCUSSION

N/A


5. RESPONSIBILITIES

Analytical services laboratory personnel should follow this procedure as written.


6. SAFETY

Refer to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for hazards and appropriate handling precautions.


7. PROCEDURE

7.1 CONDITIONS:

T = 25 °C, A260 nm and A280 nm, Light Path = 1 cm

7.2 METHOD:

Spectrophotometric

7.3 REAGENTS:

Protein Sample Solution (Sample)

Prepare a solution containing approximately 0.3 mg protein/mL of sample in suitable buffer or purified water.

7.4 TEST METHOD

Measure the A260nm and the A280nm of sample in a suitable cuvette versus a suitable blank. The A280nm must be greater than the A260nm to obtain valid results. The presence of NAD or NADP will affect the A260nm and A280nm of proteins and thus, when necessary, must be corrected for in the calculations.


8. CALCULATIONS

mg protein/mL = [(1.31 x A280) - (0.57 x A260)] x dilution factor

Protein Determination by the Warburg-Christian Method calculations

*correction for NAD or NADP


9. REFERENCES & ATTACHMENTS

Warburg, O. and Christian W. (1941) Biochem. Z. 310, 384-421

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