Rapid and Simple Nanogram Fluorescent Detection of Glycoproteins in Polyacrylamide Gels

A sensitive fluorescent method for the detection of glycoproteins in polyacrylamide gels.

A sensitive method is described for the detection of glycoproteins after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Dansyl hydrazine is condensed with aldehydic functions generated by periodate oxidation of protein bound carbohydrate. The resulting hydrazones are reduced to the stable hydrazine derivatives with sodium borohydride. After destaining, the fluorescent-labeled glycoproteins are visualized ...

Visible fluorescent detection of proteins in polyacrylamide gels without staining.

2,2,2-Trichloroethanol (TCE) incorporated into polyacrylamide gels before polymerization provides fluorescent visible detection of proteins in less than 5min of total processing time. The tryptophans in proteins undergo an ultraviolet light-induced reaction with trihalocompounds to produce fluorescence in the visible range so that the protein bands can be visualized on a 300-nm transilluminator...

Comparison of various ultraviolet sources for fluorescent detection of ethidium bromide-DNA complexes in polyacrylamide gels.

Ultraviolet sources with output wavelengths or 254, 300, and 366 nm were compared for detection of ethidium bromide-DNA complexes in acrylamide gels. The 254and 300-nni sources were both much more sensitive than the 366-nni source. The 254-nni .source produced a great deal of photodamage, photonickingand photodimerization, and photobleaching, while the longer wavelength sources cause little dam...

Rapid Coomassie blue staining and destaining of polyacrylamide gels.

Detection and quantitation of unlabeled nucleic acids in polyacrylamide gels.

A method for the detection and quantitation of unlabeled nucleic acids in polyacrylamide gels is presented. The technique is a variation on UV shadowing. The technique is based on the observation that some storage phosphor screens (Kodak in this case) are sensitive to UV light in the range where nucleic acids absorb most strongly. Nucleic acid present in a gel resting on the screen absorbs the ...