A method for immediate visualization of proteins in acrylamide gels and its use for preparation of antibodies to enzymes.
A method for immediate visualization of proteins in acrylamide gels and its use for preparation of antibodies to enzymes.
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一种立即可视化丙烯酰胺凝胶中蛋白质的方法及其在制备酶抗体中的用途。
DOI:
10.1016/0003-2697(69)90132-8
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发表时间:
1969
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
S. Udenfriend
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作者:
Boyd K. Hartman;S. Udenfriend
Staining methods presently available for localizing proteins in acrylamide gels require prior fixation of the protein in acid, followed by staining and removal of excess dye. In addition to being lengthy, these methods cause complete denaturation of the protein. In order to obtain undenatured protein it is necessary to estimate the position of the desired protein in an unstained gel either by comparison to a stained gel or by using established migration distances. This paper describes a simple method for staining proteins within minutes, often at neutral pH, with minimal denaturation. Since the method is rapid, there is little loss of resolution by diffusion. Following staining the relatively undenatured protein band can be carefully cut from the gel under direct observation. Anilinonaphthalene sulfonate (ANS) does not fluoresce in water, but fluoresces brightly in the visible range when dissolved in organic solvents or in aqueous solutions of various proteins (1). The enhanced fluorescence is presumably due to binding of the fluorophore to hydrophobic sites on the protein surface (2). In fact most proteins can be made to enhance ANS fluorescence following chemical or thermal denaturation (3). The staining procedure described below for acrylamide gels utilizes the above properties of ANS and the fact that there is inevitably some denaturation of protein bands caused by remnants of the oxidizing agent used in polymerization of the gel, and by surface denaturation once the gels are removed from their tubes following electrophoresis. The magnesium salt of 1-anilino-S-naphthalene sulfonate (Eastman Organic Chemicals) is twice recrystallized from hot water (4). The fine crystals are removed by filtration and dried. An aqueous stock solution (1 mg/ml) is prepared and is stable at 4 C for at least six months. The