Marion M. Bradford

Marion M. Bradford
Born(1946-10-28)October 28, 1946
Rome, Georgia
DiedMay 3, 2021(2021-05-03) (aged 74)
Hendersonville, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
Known forBradford assay
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
ThesisEnzymology of penetration of the mammalian ovum (1975)
Doctoral advisorWilliam L. Williams

Marion Mckinley Bradford (October 28, 1946 - May 3, 2021) was an American scientist[1] who developed and patented the Bradford protein assay,[2] a method to quickly quantify the amount of protein in a sample.[3][4] His paper describing the method is among the most cited scholarly articles of all time.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Zagorski, Nick (February 2011). "Ruma V. Banerjee and Stephen W. Ragsdale: deciphering sulfur and carbon metabolism". ASBMB Today. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  3. ^ Bradford MM (May 1976). "A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding". Anal. Biochem. 72 (1–2): 248–54. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(76)90527-3. PMID 942051. S2CID 4359292.
  4. ^ "Protein-assay reagent and method". US Patent Office. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  5. ^ Van Noorden, Richard; Maher, Brendan; Nuzzo, Regina (29 October 2014). "The top 100 papers". Nature. 514 (7524): 550–553. Bibcode:2014Natur.514..550V. doi:10.1038/514550a. PMID 25355343.
  6. ^ Garfield, Eugene (12 February 1990). "The most cited papers of all time" (PDF). Current Comments. 13 (7): 2–14.
  7. ^ Garfield, Eugene (1998). "THE USE OF JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS AND CITATION ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATION OF SCIENCE". The Scientist.