I am currently trying to generate a hydroxyproline standard curve but so far it hasn't worked. I am using a protocol from sigma's webpage and I have made all of my own reagents. I diluted a 1mg/mL hydroxyproline stock to 100ug/mL and then further diluted to obtain the following concentrations/well: 1 ug, 0.8ug,0.6 ug,0.4ug ,0.2ug , and 0 (blank with dH20). I aliquoted 10uL of each of these dilutions into a 96 well plate, then evaporated them to dryness in a hybridization oven at 60 C. I then added 100uL of Chloramine T (1.27g chloramine T, 20mL of 50% isopropanol brought up to 100mL with acetate-citrate buffer) and incubated that at room temp for 5 minutes after which I added 100uL of Ehrlich's reagent (15g p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde dissolved in a 2:1 isopropanol:perchloric acid (2N) solution brought up to 100mL) and incubated in the hybridization oven (with a plastic top) at 60 C for 90 minutes. Read at 560nm. The samples are all a light yellow color (basically the color of the Ehrlich's reagent) and the curve is definitely not linear. I have read that it is not necessary to evaporate the standards to dryness and that everything should be done at room temperature - does anyone have any other critical/helpful tips or suggestions? Thanks!