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. 2015 Nov 26;5:17178. doi: 10.1038/srep17178

Table 1. Tolerance limits of Ftu-UPT-LF assay to pH, ion strength, viscosity, biomacromolecule, and real samples.

Interference Factor Ftu-UPT–LF
pH value HCl ≤0.01 mol · L−1 (pH 2)
  NaOH ≥0.1 mol · L−1 (pH 13)
Ion strength NaCl + KCl ≥2 mol · L−1
Viscosity PEG20000 ≤50 mg · mL−1
  Glycerol ≥20% (v/v)
Biomacromolecule BSA ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Casein ≥80 mg · mL−1
Powder Flour ≥200 mg · mL−1
  Fruit juice ≥200 mg · mL−1
  Gourmet powder ≥200 mg · mL−1
  Milk powder ≤50 mg · mL−1
  Putty powder ≥200 mg · mL−1
  Soil ≤100 mg · mL−1
  Sucrose ≥200 mg · mL−1
Viscera Fresh heart ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Fresh liver ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Fresh lung ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Fresh spleen ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Decomposed heart ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Decomposed liver ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Decomposed lung ≥400 mg · mL−1
  Decomposed spleen ≥400 mg · mL−1