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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 31, 1377-1380, Copyright © 1985 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Three turbidimetric methods for determining total protein compared

HH Nishi and RJ Elin

We used human serum protein fractions to evaluate the sensitivity and bias of three turbidimetric methods for determining concentrations of proteins. Each fraction (Cohn Fractions II, III, IV, and V) was assigned a protein concentration value that was determined by the biuret method, which we calibrated with purified monomer of human serum albumin. All three turbidimetric methods (those involving sulfosalicylic acid/sodium sulfate, trichloroacetic acid, and alkaline benzethonium chloride) gave acceptable results for Fraction V with crystallized human serum albumin as the reference material, but there was bias by each of the three methods for the three globulin fractions. The method involving alkaline benzethonium chloride with measurement at 450 nm had the best sensitivity within the range of linearity and the most consistent bias among the three globulin fractions. These results define the dilemma for valid calibration of these methods for total serum protein in cerebrospinal fluid and urine.




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