This article describes how to use protein extraction, quantification, and analysis in the undergraduate teaching laboratory to engage students in inquiry-based, discoverydriven learning. Detailed instructions for obtaining proteins from animal tissues, using BCA assay to quantify the proteins, and data analysis are provided. The experimental procedure requires laboratory equipment and supplies that can be found in most biology teaching labs. Suggestions for successful implementation that can lead to original research published in peer-reviewed journals are outlined.
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1 January 2010
Independent Research Projects Using Protein Extraction: Affordable Ways to Inquire, Discover & Publish for Undergraduate Students
Rongsun Pu
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The American Biology Teacher
Vol. 72 • No. 1
January 2010
Vol. 72 • No. 1
January 2010
BCA assay
Independent research
protein extraction
protein quantification
Western blot