Practical Biochemistry

Author(s): Sai Joshi * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815165852124010009

Protein Determination by SDS-PAGE

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

SDS-PAGE is the abbreviated form of sodium-dodecyl sulphatepolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It is a commonly used gel electrophoresis for the qualitative estimation of proteins. It is based on the principle that treatment of protein with SDS, an anionic detergent, causes a constant negative charge throughout the protein surface. It also breaks the protein chain into smaller peptide chains. Hence, the separation of proteins is solely based on the size and shape of the fragments generated and is independent of the charge of the protein. This, combined with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, allows for visualization of these fragments where the smaller fragments retain at the bottom of the gel. This method has been discussed in detail in this chapter.

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