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> =CE=F2: Lewis, William <William.Lewis@stjude.org>
> =CA=EE=EC=F3: Recipients of ABRF List <abrf@aecom.yu.edu>
> =D2=E5=EC=E0: Metal Analysis
> =C4=E0=F2=E0: 11 =E4=E5=EA=E0=E1=F0=FF 1998 =E3. 22:38
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> One of our investigators would like to determine the amount of zinc
> bound to his protein. The protein is known to have a binding site for
zinc
> but it is not known whether the site is occupied in the preparation he =
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> using for his experiments. I know of several techniques which can be us=
ed
to
> determine the zinc content i.e. Atomic Absorption, X-ray fluorescence,
> ICP-MS. None of these techniques is available here. Does anyone know of=
a
> lab or commercial service that can perform these measurements on a fee
per
> service basis? What is the best method for this measurement?
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> William Lewis, Ph.D.
> Center for Biotechnology
> St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
> 332 N. Lauderdale
> Memphis, TN 38105
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> Phone: (901) 495-2558
> Fax: (901) 495-2945
> E-mail: william.lewis@stjude.org
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