Bio-Protocol (Aug 2014)

Quantification of Flavin Production by Bacteria

  • Svetlana Yurgel,
  • Joseph Lynch,
  • Jennifer Rice,
  • Neil Adhikari,
  • Sanja Roje

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.1197
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 15

Abstract

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This protocol provides a simple and fast method of quantification for intracellular flavin content, and for flavin secretion by bacteria. Intracellular flavins are extracted from bacterial pellets, and secreted flavins are examined in the cell growth medium. Flavins are separated and measured using HPLC with fluorescence detection, and quantified based on a comparison to standards.