David R. Caprette, Rice University
The bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay is available in kit form from Pierce (Rockford, Ill.). This procedure is very applicable to microtiter plate methods. The BCA is used for the same reasons the Lowry is used. Stoscheck (1990) has suggested that the BCA assay will replace the Lowry because it requires a single step, and the color reagent is stable under alkaline conditions……
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