micro-Kjeldahl method

mi·cro-Kjel·dahl meth·od

(kyel'dahl), a modification of the macro-Kjeldahl method designed for the analysis of nitrogenous compounds in relatively small quantities, for example, specimens in which the total content of nitrogen is in the range of 1 to a few milligrams. [Johan G. C. Kjeldahl]

Kjeldahl,

Johan G.C., Danish chemist, 1849-1900. Kjeldahl apparatus - an apparatus used in nitrogen analysis.Kjeldahl methodmacro-Kjeldahl method - a procedure for analyzing the content of nitrogenous compounds in urine, serum, or other specimens.micro-Kjeldahl method - a modification of the macro-Kjeldahl method designed for the analysis of nitrogenous compounds in relatively small quantities.