Research Center received a protein sample in a liquid form from her colleague recently. However, the colleague did not write down the concentration of the protein in the sample so that Dr. Kim has no idea how much proteins are in the sample. Fortunately, the colleague indicated the extinction coefficient at the maximum absorbance, which is e = 280,000 cm¯'M!. Thus, Dr. Kim measures the absorbance of the sample at ст different wavelengths with a spectrophotometer using a cuvette with a path length of 15 mm. The measurement result is shown below. What is the concentration of the sample? Plesae assume that there are no other compounds in the sample, except the proteins. 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 400 600 800 1000 1200 Wavelength (nm) Optical Absorbance

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Research Center received a protein sample in a liquid form from
her colleague recently. However, the colleague did not write down the concentration of the
protein in the sample so that Dr. Kim has no idea how much proteins are in the sample.
Fortunately, the colleague indicated the extinction coefficient at the maximum absorbance,
which is e = 280,000 cm M'. Thus, Dr. Kim measures the absorbance of the sample at
different wavelengths with a spectrophotometer using a cuvette with a path length of 15 mm.
The measurement result is shown below. What is the concentration of the sample? Plesae
assume that there are no other compounds in the sample, except the proteins.
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
400
600
800
1000
1200
Wavelength (nm)
Optical Absorbance
Transcribed Image Text:Research Center received a protein sample in a liquid form from her colleague recently. However, the colleague did not write down the concentration of the protein in the sample so that Dr. Kim has no idea how much proteins are in the sample. Fortunately, the colleague indicated the extinction coefficient at the maximum absorbance, which is e = 280,000 cm M'. Thus, Dr. Kim measures the absorbance of the sample at different wavelengths with a spectrophotometer using a cuvette with a path length of 15 mm. The measurement result is shown below. What is the concentration of the sample? Plesae assume that there are no other compounds in the sample, except the proteins. 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 400 600 800 1000 1200 Wavelength (nm) Optical Absorbance
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