Easy Protein Assay

Royan Institute
Stem Cell Dept.
Lab Manager

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Company:

Thermo

Product Name:

Pierce™ BCA Protein Assay Kit

Catalog Number:

23225

We routinely extract total protein for TMT labeling MS or Western blotting for hESCs or differentiated cells. Having a 1-precise and 2-accurate estimation of extracted protein with various extraction methods is an important step for further downstream applications. The kit is a money saving options for labs with routine protein assays on a regular basis. However, the working range of the assay is limited to 2-0.125 ug/ul which requires most of the samples to be diluted beforehand.It seems that Thiourea interferes with the reaction, leading to saturation.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Protein assay

Protocol Overview

As indicated by the manufacturer

Tips

You can use your home made BSA or HSA standards which is much cheaper than the provided BSA ampules

Features Summary

Excellent uniformity with little protein-to-protein variation which makes this kit the best option for samples form various sources

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Summary

The Good

Fast and linear in its working range

The Bad

Sensitive to DTT, DTE, 2ME and Thiourea

The Bottom Line

One of the best kits for routine protein assays in labs.

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