Acidic Polyacrylamide gels?

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Smears in sds-page - precipitation? Glycosilated proteins?

Hi all, I need some help. I am trying to purify and characterize an extracellular killer toxin (protein) from the yeast W. anomalus. But I am having trouble with SDS-PAGE analysis of the purified...

04 May 2017 8,807 3 View

Does previous fixing of gel affects the protein transference from gel to membrane?

I want to perform a transference of proteins from a gel fixed with acetic acid:ethanol:H2O (no coommassie) to a nitrocelulose membrane using a transblot SD (semi-dry, Bio Rad). Does fixing affects...

02 March 2016 8,201 3 View

Does anyone work with killer antibodies and/or killer peptides?

I would like to exchange some ideas and protocols advices on this area for the development of vaccines against different pathogens.

01 January 1970 5,626 0 View

Does anyone know what might be causing the smeared bands on my western blot?

I got these smeared bands quite often lately. We typically run the gel at 140V with a 10-12% gel and do a wet transfer at 220 mA for 1.5 hr in cold room. We also noticed some dirty spots/dots (see...

10 August 2024 7,480 3 View

Separation of organic acids-HPLC?

Hello What should be done to separate and identify organic acids in HPC when their RetTime is the same?Like oxalic acid with Propanoic Acid.or acids that have a very close RetTime.

07 August 2024 8,782 3 View

How to assess the osmotic power of a substance?

Hello, I suspect that a molecule I am using is causing bacteria to experience osmotic shock. What chemical properties should I look for to compare this capability with those of other substances?...

06 August 2024 977 1 View

Why is my ASO degraded quickly on agarose gel?

I have been working on Red blood cell-derived extracellular vesicles as Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) carriers. We normally run agarose gel to quantify the loading efficiency. I used naked ASO...

06 August 2024 3,130 2 View

Determining the worth of a point improvement in Hamilton Depression Scale?

Dear readers, Thanks for your attention. I am wondering about the health economic problem of quantifying the value of interventions which a) prevent, b) improve symptom profile and c) ultimately...

05 August 2024 3,246 1 View

Low-yield gel extraction problem?

I am having an issue with my gel image where my PCR product is not appearing very bright on the gel. When I perform gel extraction, the A260/280 purity value is very low. I used the Qiagen gel...

05 August 2024 9,798 3 View

How to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen?

I have tried several times to isolate lymphocytes from mouse spleen, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. I tried most available protocols. I used different dissociation media (HBSS with Ca...

04 August 2024 9,913 7 View

Conjugation of PEG-Amine to an Amino Acid Using EDC?

I am attempting to conjugate PEG to an amino acid at the C-terminus, for the purposes of producing nanoparticles. I have been told that PEG modified with amine groups can be used for this purpose,...

31 July 2024 2,033 1 View

PCR showing no bands - Master mix and primers didn't mix?

Hello everyone, I performed a PCR yesterday, and the results showed no bands on the gel. Of course, I probably missed some crucial steps, like adding my samples to the PCR strips themselves, for...

31 July 2024 2,406 6 View

How to check pH of a high strength hydrogel?

We are working on biopolymeric hydrogels. Our system is highly viscous and sticky, and the gel formed are high in strength. We are unable to use pH electrode and pH strip. Please suggest an easy...

30 July 2024 942 2 View