Lecture 6 DP Protein Seperation
Lecture 6 DP Protein Seperation
Lecture 6 DP Protein Seperation
Dr Suresh
What is SDS-PAGE?
SDS-PAGE
(= sodium dodecylsulphate-
polyacrylamide gel
electrophoresis)
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SDS
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SDS
DTT/Me SH
S-S
HS
Disulfide bonds must be broken to
completely unfold the protein.
Reducing agents/antioxidents are used to break the disulfide bonds.
DTT: Dithiothreitol
and
BME: Beta mercaptoethanol - - - -
- -
S S -
-
SDS -
S ------------------- S -
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S -----------------------------
SDS
S -----------------------------
Plus DTT
Protein loading buffer
Protein gel loading buffer contains Tris buffer to maintain
constant pH
glycerol to increase sample density,
the strong ionic detergent SDS (sodium dodecylsulfate),
β-mercaptoethanol, a reducing agent. . Beta-mercaptoethanol
eliminates disulfide bonds in proteins by reducing them (adding
hydrogen atoms).
Heating
-proteins denatured by heating them
in a sample loading buffer containing
sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)