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Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins
Published on: June 12, 2008
A paper-based electroelution system for protein recovery from stained sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels
Alan T Branco1, Beatriz dos S Ferreira, Gonçalo A de Souza Filho
1Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Parque Califórnia, 28015-603 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract:
Electroelution is a widely used methodology for protein purification. In this study, a practical and low-cost system for protein electroelution from stained polyacrylamide gels was developed. For this, a horizontal protein electroelution cuve was constructed with glass plates, 1.5-ml capacity microcentrifuge tubes, and dialysis membrane. Analyses of the system efficiency showed high protein recovery from nonfixed and fixed sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gels.
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