Electrophoretic characterization of peptides from normal mature human dentine

Samples of dentine from normal deciduous and permanent teeth were demineralized with EDTA and cleaved with CNBr. The resulting peptides were separated by means of electrophoresis on polyacrylamide slab gels, stained with Coomassie blue and examined by transmitted light. Final identification was performed by means of an ultrascan laser densitometer.