What are the two main differences between Bradford protein assay and direct protein assay?
Bradford protein assay
It is based on the chemical reaction between Coomassie brilliant blue G-250 dye and proteins in solution
The dye binds to arginine, tryptophan, tyrosine, histidine, and phenylalanine residues and is highly sensitive
Direct protein assay
Direct protein assay needs no chemical reaction to be performed
This is based on the fact that the aromatic amino acids (tryptophan and tyrosine) show a peak in the UV-vis spectrum around 280 nm and has a moderate sensitivity only
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