1. In Part II of the Procedure, you were instructed to use your original mixture of phycocyanin and 0.10M sodium phosphate buffer as your reference solution because the buffer stabilizes the protein in its native (folded) form. Briefly explain how the buffer stabilizes the phycocyanin.

1. In Part II of the Procedure, you were instructed to use your original mixture of phycocyanin and 0.10M sodium phosphate buffer as your reference solution because the buffer stabilizes the protein in its native (folded) form. Briefly explain how the buffer stabilizes the phycocyanin.

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