Extinction coefficient - (May/08/2009 )

Hi friends... I have few queries to be solved...
1.How to calculate extinction coefficient for hemocyanin at 335nm?

For example:
hemocyanin concentration was calculated using an extinction coefficient (Ε^mM_1cm) of 17.26, calculated from (E^1%_1cm) = 2.83 (Nickerson & Van Holde 1971) on the basis of a functional subunit of 74 000 (Antonini & Brunori 1974).

2.If we have extinction coefficient, How to calculate molar concentration?
3.How consistant is this quantificaiton of biochemical compounds based on extinction coefficient?
I am unacquainted to this UV spectroscopy, please explain with funtamental concepts.
Thank you for reading my query

rajaram on May 8 2009, 07:52 PM said:

Hi rajaram,
to get the concentration, u must apply the formula

A=ecl, where A is the absorbance, e is the molar extinction coefficient, c is the concentration and l is the pathlength of the cuvette that u have used for recording the absorbance. is this what u wanted to know? Suggestion: read a basic book on spectro like Kemp or Wilson n Walker to get the fundas right.

DRN,
Thanks. 43824 is molar extinction coefficient of BSA at A₂₈₀. how to find 43824?

rajaram on May 11 2009, 07:38 AM said:

hi
didnt get ur question. if i have understood correctly, u want to find out how to arrive at the 43824 value....but you havent mentioned the concentration of BSA and the cuvette path length. if i assume both to be x and y respectively, then molar extinction coefficient = OD at 280/x.y

Perhaps this pages may help (in my work I looked up the values, because I only worked with known substances):

Link 1

Link 2

Hi,
Sorry, its like this "molar extinction coefficient at 280 nm for BSA is approximately 43,824 M^-1 cm^-1"

Thanks, Its very useful links.