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Protein Concentration Calculator
The concentration of Protein in solution can be determined by substituting the molecular weight, extinction coefficient and λ max into a derived form of the Beer - Lambert Law. A substance's λmax is the wavelength at which it experiences the strongest absorbance. For Protein, this wavelength is 280 nm.
The absorbance at λmax can be measured using a spectrophotometer. There are some important things to keep in mind when measuring 280 absorbance:
The absorbance at λmax can be measured using a spectrophotometer. There are some important things to keep in mind when measuring 280 absorbance:
- The Protein should be well-dissolved in solution. Protein precipitation will cause inaccuracies in concentration calculations.
- The absorbance reading should not exceed the maximum detection limit of the instrumentation. This can be identified by a plateau in the absorbance spectrum. If the absorbance spectrum plateaus, dilute the sample and try again.
- This calculator assumes a 1 cm pathlength for instrumentation. Standard cuvettes for spectrophotometers are typically 1 cm. If a different pathlength is used, value should be corrected during data entry.
How to use this tool
- Select the protein type. Or select "custom sequence" to enter the amino acid sequence or the UniProt ID.
- Enter the absorbance at λmax. For a typical protein, λmax is 280 nm. However, this value may change based on the protein.Please use the maximum absorbance as indicated by the spectrophotometric reading (ie. highest peak).
- If the absorbance is obtained with a diluted sample, enter the dilution factor in order to determine the concentration of the original sample.
- If pathlength differs from 1 cm, enter corrected value into pathlength textbox.
- Press calculate to display the concentration.
Data Entry
| Protein | |
| Absorbance at λmax | |
| Dilution factor (optional) | |
| Pathlength | cm |
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