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Analytical Biochemistry 334 (2004) 196198
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Abbreviations used: PEI, polyethylenimine; QOD, limit of quantiWcation; LOD, limit of detection.
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Table 1
Optical characteristics and limitations of the PEI assay at D 590 nm
Medium
Dilution
LOD (g/ml)
QOD (g/ml)
Linear range (g/ml)
EXCELL 293
RPMI 1640
ProCHO5
0.016
0.053
0.051
1:25
1.13
3.8
3.850
0.059
0.2
0.22.0
1:25
0.57
1.9
2.050
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Acknowledgment
The authors thank David Hacker for critically reading the manuscript.
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