Coomassie

Coolwater Coomassie Brilliant Blue Cooperite Cooper pairs Coordination Coordination catalysts... 

Amido black is a commonly used stain, but it is not very sensitive. It is often used to visualize concentrated proteins or components that are readily accessible to dyes such as proteins that have been transferred from a gel to nitrocellulose paper. Two of the more sensitive and more frequently used stains are Coomassie Brilliant Blue (R250 and G250) and silver stains. Because these stains interact differently with a variety of protein molecules, optimization of the fixative and staining solutions is necessary. The Coomassie stains are approximately five times more sensitive than amido black and are appropriate for both agarose and polyacrylamide gels. The silver stain is approximately 100 times more sensitive than Coomassie and is typically used for polyacrylamide gels. 

To quantitate proteins from staining, a densitometer aided by computer software is used to evaluate band areas of samples compared to band areas of a standard curve. Amido black, Coomassie Brilliant Blue, and silver stains are all appHcable for use in quantification of proteins. 

Protein concentration can be determined using a method introduced by Bradford,4 which utilises Pierce reagent 23200 (Piece Chemical Company, Rockford, IL, USA) in combination with an acidic Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 solution to absorb at 595 nm when the reagent binds to the protein. A 20 mg/1 bovine serum albumin (Piece Chemical Company, Rockford, IL, USA) solution will be used to prepare a standard calibration curve for determination of protein concentration. The sample for analysis of SCP is initially homogenised or vibrated in a sonic system to break down the cell walls. 

Protein + Coomassie G-250 in acidic medium — protein-dye complex... 

Mixing of the Coomassie Plus Protein Assay Reagent... 

Allow the Coomassie Plus reagent to come to room temperature. Mix the Coomassie Plus reagent solution just before use by gently inverting the bottle several times. Do not shake. 

Figure 4-4. Use of SDS-PAGE to observe successive purification of a recombinant protein. The gel was stained with Coomassie blue. Shown are protein standards (lane S) of the indicated mass, crude cell extract (E), high-speed supernatant liquid (H), and the DEAE-Sepharose fraction (D). The recombinant protein has a mass of about 45 kDa.

Figure 4-5. Two-dimensional lEF-SDS-PAGE.The gel was stained with Coomassie blue. A crude bacterial extract was first subjected to isoelectric focusing (lEF) in a pH 3-10 gradient. The lEF gel was then placed horizontally on the top of an SDS gel, and the proteins then further resolved by SDS-PAGE. Notice the greatly improved resolution of distinct polypeptides relative to ordinary SDS-PAGE gel (Figure 4-4).

Figure 52-3. Diagrammatic representation of the major proteins of the membrane of the human red blood cell separated by SDS-PAGE. The bands detected by staining with Coomassie blue are shown in the two left-hand channels, and the glycoproteins detected by staining with periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reagent are shown in the right-hand channel. (Reproduced, with permission, from Beck WS, Tepper Ri Hemolytic anemias iii membrane disorders, in Hematology, 5th ed. Beck WS [editor]. The MiT Press, 1991.)...

Excitable tissue preparations were obtained fresh daily from live animals using the technique described by Dodd et al. (12). Protein was measured on each synapto-some preparation using the Coomassie Brilliant Blue dye technique described by Bradford (13) results were expressed as "toxin bound per mg synaptosome protein". 

A) Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE and visualized by Coomassie blue staining. Lane 1, 4 )ig purified PGl Lane 2, 2 pg purified PG2 Lane 3,2 pg purified subunit. 

Coomassie Brilliant Bine Phosphomolibdic acid Antimonytrichloride... 

Spray with a 0.03% solution of the Coomassie stain in 20% methanol Spray with a 5% solution in ethanol and heat at 100°C for 5 to 10 min Spray with a 10% solution of SbCl in chloroform heat at 110°C for 1 to 2 min... 

The second step in 2D electrophoresis is to separate proteins based on molecular weight using SDS-PAGE. Individual proteins are then visualized by Coomassie or silver staining techniques or by autoradiography. Because 2D gel electrophoresis separate proteins based on independent physical characteristics, it is a powerful means to resolve complex mixtures proteins (Fig. 2.1). Modem large-gel formats are reproducible and are the most common method for protein separation in proteomic studies. 

Coomassie Brilliant Blue G250 dye Binds specifically to tyrosine side chains of proteins Cell membrane No [33]... 

Fig. 13.2. The peptide components of H-gal-GP and TSBP visualized by Coomassie Blue staining of non-reducing (lanes 1 and 3) and reducing (lanes 2 and 4) SDS-PAGE gels.

Calculate the protein concentration in the final preparation using its absorbance at 280nm or a colorimetric method, such as the Coomassie assay. (Note The presence of hydrazine or hydrazide groups on the protein will interfere with the BCA assay for total protein concentration.)... 

Measure the absorbance of the biotinylated protein solution at 354 nm. Use the molar extinction coefficient for the chromogenic group (e = 29,000 M-1cm-1) to determine the concentration of biotin present. To determine the molar ratio of biotin-to-protein, divide the molar concentration of biotin by the molar concentration of protein present (which may be determined by using the Coomassie assay or the BCA assay methods). 

Fig. 3.2 Rapeseeds were germinated from 12to 168 h in airlift tank. The total soluble proteins were extracted and separated by 15% SDS-PAGE. The gel was stained with Coomassie blue. Between 36 and 60 h, the degradation of storage proteins and the de novo synthesis of Rubisco is clearly visible.

Fig. 3.7 Transgenic rapeseeds were sprouted in an airlift tank with (lane 1) and without (lane 2) of streptomycin at 100 mg L-1. Total proteins were extracted, separated by SDS-PAGE and stained with Coomassie blue. The synthesis of Rubisco large and small subunits was inhibited as clearly shown in lane 2.

Fig. 8.4 Coomassie-stained SDS-polyacrylamide gel showing chloroplast transgenic lines expressing IFNa2b. Lanes 1 and 2 Total soluble protein (TSP) Lanes PH, 3 and 4 Total protein (TP).

Fig. 8.11 (A and B) Expression and purification of insulin-polymer fusion protein detected in copper (A) and Coomassie (B) stained gels. The same gel was first stained with copper, destained and restained with Coomassie R-250. Lane 1 Prestained marker Lane 2 Purified extract of polymer-insulin fusion protein from the chloroplast vector pSBL-OC-40Pris Lane 3 Reverse orientation of fusion protein from pSBL-OC-40Pris Lane 4 Purified extract of polymer-insulin fusion protein from the chloroplast vector pLD-OC-40Pris ...

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