Lowry Process

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biochemical assay
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lowry_protein_assay
gptkbp:application biochemistry
molecular biology
clinical laboratories
gptkbp:basedOn reduction of Folin–Ciocalteu reagent by tyrosine and tryptophan residues
reaction of protein with copper under alkaline conditions
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Bradford_assay
Bicinchoninic acid assay (BCA assay)
gptkbp:detects absorbance measurement at 750 nm
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Oliver_H._Lowry
1951
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lowry Process
gptkbp:limitation sensitive to interfering substances such as detergents and buffers
gptkbp:measures total protein concentration in solution
gptkbp:principle colorimetric assay
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Folin–Ciocalteu_reagent
alkaline copper tartrate solution
gptkbp:sensitivity 5–100 micrograms of protein
gptkbp:usedFor protein quantification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_D._Lowry
gptkb:Lowry_Digital
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7