Simple problem-solving: Imagine you did a Bradford assay, and measured the absorbance of a set of protein standards and two unknowns. You repeated each measurement three times, and got the following readings in the table below. Concentration (micrograms/ml) A595 - trial 1 A595- trial 2 A595- trial 2 average A595 A595 of sample minus A595 of blank 0 1.501 1.446 1.447 1.465 0 2 1.624 1.558 1.559 1.580 0.115 5 1.731 1.749 1.712 1.731 0.266 10 1.901 1.838 1.892 1.877 0.412 15 2.161 2.108 2.228 2.166 0.701 18 2.231 2.277 2.319 2.276 0.811             unknown 1 - D1 1.717 1.713 1.644 1.691 0.226 unknown 2 - D1 1.668 1.649 1.656 1.658 0.193 concentration of unknown 1           concentration of unknown 2             Calculate the concentration of the unknowns and answer the following question: Did you need to do any manipulations before applying the standard curve to the two unknown samples? Why or why not?

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Simple problem-solving: Imagine you did a Bradford assay, and measured the absorbance of a set of protein standards and two unknowns. You repeated each measurement three times, and got the following readings in the table below.

Concentration (micrograms/ml)

A595 -

trial 1

A595- trial 2

A595- trial 2

average A595

A595 of sample minus A595 of blank

0

1.501

1.446

1.447

1.465

0

2

1.624

1.558

1.559

1.580

0.115

5

1.731

1.749

1.712

1.731

0.266

10

1.901

1.838

1.892

1.877

0.412

15

2.161

2.108

2.228

2.166

0.701

18

2.231

2.277

2.319

2.276

0.811

           

unknown 1 - D1

1.717

1.713

1.644

1.691

0.226

unknown 2 - D1

1.668

1.649

1.656

1.658

0.193

concentration of unknown 1

 

       

concentration of unknown 2

 

       

 

Calculate the concentration of the unknowns and answer the following question:

Did you need to do any manipulations before applying the standard curve to the two unknown samples? Why or why not? 

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What are the x and y values that you have input in the excel? I thought the x would be from the concentation and the y is from the A595 of sample minus A595 of blank but the linear equation that shows up in mine is different. It's y = 0.0443x + 0.0148.

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