Gel electrophoresis result for total RNA samples, 1.5 Agarose gel was used, How to improve the integrity of RNA?

Gel electrophoresis, RNA degradation, RNA extraction from fresh tissue

02 March 2021 5,433 5 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

RNA degraded after good nanodrop readings?

23 February 2021 8,850 2 View

Can two EC50 values with different hill slopes be compared?

Hello, I fit a classical dose response curve Y=Bottom + (Top-Bottom)/(1+10^((LogEC-X)*HillSlope)) to my data (not related to inhibitors etc). The model I use is purely qualitative but it fits...

23 February 2021 8,155 5 View

Will SARS-CoV-2 Spike be broken into S1 and S2 by denaturing conditions?

Hello, I am performing a western blot of my SARS-CoV-2 Spike-pseudotyped lentiviral particles. I denature my virus by adding concentrated virus to 2X Laemmli buffer at 1:1, then boiling for...

17 February 2021 4,844 4 View

What is the best temperature to coat an ELISA plate?

Hello, I want to control the temperature of my ELISA plate during incubations to get consistent results. In general, what is the best temperature to coat the plate with antibody? I have been...

16 February 2021 2,377 7 View

How can we determine the positive definiteness of multivariable polyomial? Is there any MATLAB function available for that?

Can we check the positive definiteness of a multivariable polynomial using MATLAB functions? Of course in literature, there are few complex methods that use tensor algebra. However, before going...

16 February 2021 1,218 3 View

Is there a way to tell based on appearance which protein crystal should diffract the best?

I have had unheard of success with protein crystallography lately from a super successful protein expression and purification batch. I have attained a lately reproducible vast amount of crystals...

09 February 2021 5,155 5 View

How to measure the concentration of a labeled protein with no tryptophan or tyrosines?

Hey I'm trying to measure the concentration of a protein I've purified and then labeled with Atto 647 flourescent dye. The protein has no tryptophans or tyrosines (although does have...

04 February 2021 4,482 4 View