Nitrogen determination
Content estimation from total nitrogen, by Kjeldahl or combustion. An orthogonal check on AAA. Confounded by any nitrogen-containing excipient.
Related terms
- Amino-acid analysis (AAA)
- Acid hydrolysis followed by chromatographic quantification of the liberated residues. The reference method for peptide content where no standard of the intact peptide exists.
see also Peptide content · Reference standard
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 2 glossary terms beginning with N