{"id":402,"date":"2018-04-17T18:31:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/biochemistry\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2018-04-17T18:31:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:31:44","slug":"peptide-calculation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/biochemistry\/peptide-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Peptide Calculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Protein calculation using the Waddell method<sup>*<\/sup><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>This methods assumes that you have an accurate spectrophotometer and that the buffer does not absorb in the far UV range.<\/p>\n<p>Blank the spectrophotometer from 200 nm to 240 nm (if you have a scanning spectrophotometer) with a suitable blank and read the blank afterwards. Measure the absorbance of the peptide solution at 215 nm and 225 nm. The absorbance at 215 nm must be less than 0.5; if not, dilute with buffer and measure again. Measure the absorbance at both 215 nm and 225 nm. 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