The concentration that should be used will depend on several factors such as cell path length, buffer, etc. However, it is necessary that the concentration used produce a total absorbance, in the corresponding UV spectra, of less than 1.0 absorbance units. Generally,
for a 0.01 cm cell, this means a protein concentration between 0.2-0.5 mg/ml. But, the concentration used must always agreed with the absorption in the UV spectrum.