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Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins
Published on: June 12, 2008
Agarose gel electrophoresis of proteins
Dennis M Krizek1, Margaret E Rick
1National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:
This unit describes electrophoretic separation and identification of large proteins from a complex protein mixture. Agarose gel is utilized for the electrophoretic matrix, and detection of proteins is accomplished by transfer of the proteins to a membrane that is probed with specific antibodies and chemiluminescence reagents. Alternatively the protein can be detected in the gel using radiolabeled antibodies and autoradiography.
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