title: Determination of proteins by fluorescence quenching of Magdala Red.
abstract: Magdala Red (MR) binding to protein causes a decrease in the fluorescence intensity of MR at 556 nm. Based on this, a new quantitative determination method for proteins is developed. The linear range of this assay is 0.1-4.0 microg ml(-1) of Bovine Serum albumin (BSA). The measurements can be made easily on a common fluorimeter. The reaction between MR and proteins is completed in 1 min, and the fluorescence intensity is stable for at least 2 h. There is little or no interference from amino acids and most metal ions. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of protein in milk powder and soybean milk powder and the results are in agreement with the results by the other methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000737:chemistry; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011506:Proteins; D011719:Pyrazines; C412337:magdala red