It apparently chelates Cu(I) ions to produce a purple product. Peptide bonds can apparently reduce Cu(II) ions to Cu(I) ions, so bicinchoninic acid can therefore be used to assay the amount of protein in a solution, as in this paper.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Molecule of the day: bicinchoninic acid
The molecule of the day is bicinchoninic acid:
It apparently chelates Cu(I) ions to produce a purple product. Peptide bonds can apparently reduce Cu(II) ions to Cu(I) ions, so bicinchoninic acid can therefore be used to assay the amount of protein in a solution, as in this paper.
It apparently chelates Cu(I) ions to produce a purple product. Peptide bonds can apparently reduce Cu(II) ions to Cu(I) ions, so bicinchoninic acid can therefore be used to assay the amount of protein in a solution, as in this paper.
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