Gel electrophoresis is a routine laboratory procedure in biochemical studies that takes advantage of a protein’s amphoteric nature to determine its molecular weight and charge by running the sample through a gel matrix under the influence of an electrically charged field. A popular example of gel electrophoresis is Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide electrophoresis or SDS- PAGE which has been used in this experiment to supposedly determine albumin and casein’s molecular weights respectively. The
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Title: Principles and Practice of Agarose Gel Electrophorsis Objectives: To detect the size ‚ shape and charge of the each dye solution. Methods: Casting the Agarose Gel In this experiment .8% solution was used. By using a 250ml flask the buffer solution was prepared. Using the equation to make enough solution for the intire lab class the equation had to be multiplyed by five. The contents of this equation were added to the 250ml flask and swirled to evenly distrubute it contents
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CHARACTERIZATION BY ELECTROPHORESIS Abstract The molecular weights of protein extracts were assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Two sets of four protein samples‚ standard bovine serum albumin (BSA)‚ invertase‚ egg albumin‚ and casein‚ were prepared; one set containing β-mercaptoethanol (BME) while the other did not. These were then analyzed through SDS-PAGE with 12.5% resolving gel‚ prepared using 2 M Tris-HCl at pH 8.8 and stacking gel‚ prepared using
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Making an Agarose Gel AIM: To be able to make and agarose gel and perform gel electrophoresis in six different dyes. Also‚ to extract DNA from wheat germ. INTRODUCTION: Agarose gel is a substance that is used in science for gel electrophoresis and size exclusion chromatography. These processes use agarose gel to separate and analyze proteins and DNA. The medium is composed of a purified agarose powder that has been boiled in a buffer solution and then cooled into a gel. Agarose gel is most commonly
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1 Measuring the Success of Pisum sativum leaf cell fractionation: SDS-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Western Blot Analysis Introduction In order to evaluate the success of cellular fractionation‚ there are various methods that can be implemented that target specific proteins and/or receptors specific to particular organelles. SDS-PAGE (sodium dedocyl sulfate- polyachrylamide gel electrophoresis) is a technique used to separate proteins based on their mass. As different proteins vary
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What is gel electrophoresis? Gel electrophoresis is a technique that separates pieces of DNA (or other biological molecules) by size. Pieces of DNA in a test tube all look the same. DNA Gel Electrophoresis Gel electrophoresis separates pieces of DNA by size so that researchers can further analyze them BURST Training Session November 29‚ 2005 Once the DNA samples are loaded onto the gel‚ an electric current is applied to the gel. DNA is negatively charged due to all the phosphate groups in the
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subject: Serum protein electrophoresis. Report No.: 1. Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP) Introduction: The serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) test measures specific proteins in the blood to help identify some diseases. And its uses an electrical field to separate the proteins in the blood serum into groups of similar size‚ shape‚ and charge. And here we’ll use gel electrophoresis which indicate that blood serum is placed on special paper treated with agarose gel and exposed to an electric
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Laura Gallagher Partner: Rob Einersen Biology Period D Mr. Alvarez 15 February 2013 Gel Electrophoresis Introduction: Agarose Gel Electrophoresis is a process in which the process of determining whether a strand of DNA is either positively or negatively charged. The container in which the gel is stored has a negative and positive side; whichever side the DNA molecules go to means the DNA is charged the opposite way. (Ware‚ Lunte‚ Gardiner)For example if a DNA molecule
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OUTLINE What is PCR and Gel Electrophoresis? • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique which is used to amplify the number of copies of a specific region of DNA‚ in order to produce enough DNA to be adequately tested. This technique can be used to identify with a very high-probability‚ disease-causing viruses and/or bacteria‚ a deceased person‚ or a criminal suspect. • Gel electrophoresis is a widely used technique for separating electrically charged molecules. It is a central technique
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materials may be stored at room temperature (approximately 25°C). Use and Lab Safety: The materials supplied are for use with the method described in this kit only. Use of this kit presumes and requires prior knowledge of basic methods of gel electrophoresis and staining of DNA. Individuals should use this kit only in accordance with prudent laboratory safety precautions and under the supervision of a person familiar with such precautions. Use of this kit by unsupervised or improperly supervised
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