Thomas Wilkinson wrote:
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> Subject: gel electrophoresis of peptides...
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>> Hello,
>> I was wondering if somebody had some experience with SDS gel electrophoresis of
> peptides. I have a sample that I would like to analyze to see if it contains
> a short (12-residue) peptide, molecular weight = 1462.
>> The sample is not some mixture of many species...the sample to be analyzed
> either has the 12-mer, or else the sample contains no peptide whatsoever. Thus,
> this gel should be really easy to interpret. I also have a similar sample that
> I would like to analyze for peptide content, except in this case I am looking
> for the presence or absence of a 33-residue peptide (MW = 3487).
>> I would like to run these samples out on an SDS gel, and then coomassie-stain.
> My question is that I don't know what the optimal percentage of polyacrylamide
> would be for this task. What percent gel is best? Is gel electrophoresis of
> peptides commonly done? Your suggestions are much appreciated.
>> thanks,
>> tom
This sounds like sending your lunch-box off for elemental analysis to
figure out whether you have eaten your sandwiches or not.
In your case it sounds like an amino acid analysis, a few steps of
peptide sequencing, a mass-spec or a protein determination (e.g.
Bradford or Lowry) would give you better information.
Lauge
