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What % of BSA to use for blocking step?
Posted April 17, 2020
Antibodies and Proteomics Chemical ReagentsBSABuffer Preparations and RecipesPhysiological Probesbovine serum albuminbuffer
Answer

For most applications it is usually sufficient to use 1% BSA for blocking, but concentration can be increased if needed.

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