<p dir="ltr">The bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay is a colorimetric assay that measures protein concentration in a sample based on a chemical reaction that causes a change of colour. Peptide bonds and certain amino acids such as cysteine, tryptophan, and tyrosine enable the reduction of cupric ions (Cu<sup>2+</sup>) to cuprous ions (Cu<sup>+</sup>) in an alkaline medium, also known as the biuret reaction. The resulting cuprous ions then react with the sodium of two bicinchoninic acids to generate a purple colour, the purple complex</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset above presents the optical density from the purple complex measured from an increased concentration of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC), one of the reagents used in conjugating antibodies to polymeric nanoparticles</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p>