Methods of Protein Analysis [antikvár]

Introduction Protein chemistry has not been exempt from the ever-accelerating development of the natural sciences. Progress in protein chemistry was made possible by the advances in the protein-analysis methods. At the same time, the number of chemists dealing with the study of proteins has also increased since there is a constant need for the investigation and evaluation of protein-containing products in all areas of production, both in industry and in agriculture. It may not be the protein-analyst who through his work directly saves from want the large number of people suffering from protein-starvation, as this is essentially a question of economic investment, but protein-analysis work is indispensable when establishing the economic trends. Like other methods, those of protein analysis are not immune to rapid obsolescence. This has been taken into consideration in the writing of this book, which has accordingly been compiled in such a way that the material presented will not become out-dated too quickly, even with the further development of the methods described. This book is intended to serve a practical purpose, and this may have influenced the selection of methods. We have attempted to present methods that can be utilized with the equipment generally available in the average laboratory. Accordingly, those methods have not been discussed which, although they may be the finest procedures in protein analysis, are employed only in leading institutes specializing in research on the structures of proteins, nor have those methods which are the characteristic investigation procedures of some specialized branch of industry. We set out to achieve a comprehensive and uniform systematization of the separation techniques generally used in protein analysis. As its basis we