Reference standard
A material of known content used to quantify an analyte. Absent for most research peptides, which is why content is rarely measured.
Related terms
- Assay
- Quantification of an analyte against a material of known content. Distinct from area percent, which compares peaks within one chromatogram.
- 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 Area percent · Reference standard
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 37 glossary terms beginning with R