Identification and removal of contamination in palaeoproteomic analysis of dental enamel
Zandra Fagernäs, Sofie Sieling, Gaudry Troché, Jan K Bakker, Jesper Velgaard Olsen, Frido Welker
The paper investigates contamination in palaeoproteomic analysis of dental enamel and finds that simple water or bleach washes before demineralization effectively remove contamination without harming endogenous proteins.
Scientific Reports · Dec 12, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology