Can anyone recommend a protocol to measure the optical density of penicillin?

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Shahriyar Valizadeh

Dear Dounya Achwak Chemmam

I think checking these links can be helpful for your target:

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/99/2579/452.abstract

Article Bacterial protoplasts Induced by penicillin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Article A biosensor to detect penicillin residues in food

My regards

Dounya Achwak Chemmam

Thank you doctor for sharing Shahriyar Valizadeh

Your welcome dear.

Good luck