PubMed · 10170832
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G P Zaloga. 1991. Monitoring versus testing technologies: present and future.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10170832/
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Our microtiter plate assay is based on the enzymatic reduction of nitrate by dissimilatory nitrate reductase from Pseudomonas stutzeri [EC 1.7.99.4]. Exogenous redox mediators like methyl viologen, methylene blue, and cibachron blue were applied to reduce nitrate reductase. Concentrations of 0.02-0.9 mM nitrate can be detected with +/-6% standard deviation, by using a photometric Griess reaction for the formed nitrite. Nitrate reductase is stable in the pH range 6.5-9.0 and works in the temperature range 4-76 degrees C. The assay shows no interferences with salt content up to 1 M chloride or 11 mM chlorate, and serum albumin content up to 50 mg/ml. The time demand of our two-step procedure is 20 min/100 samples. Nitrate reductase could be conserved on site of the wells of microtiter plates for at least 6 months at room temperature. The nitrate assay was applied in environmental and consumer goods analysis, and for medical diagnostics in human plasma samples.
Ultra-thin-layer SDS gel electrophoresis in conjunction with automated laser-induced fluorescence detection is a novel and powerful method for the analysis of fluorophore-labeled proteins. The technique described in this paper employs instant, noncovalent fluorophore labeling by the addition of a fluorescent staining dye to the sample proteins either during or immediately prior to the sample loading process. Thus, the method does not require time-consuming post- or preseparation staining/labeling. By combining the multilane format of SDS polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis and the high separation efficiency of capillary SDS gel electrophoresis, ultra-thin-layer SDS gel electrophoresis features rapid, high-throughput, and high-resolution analysis of proteins in the molecular mass range of 14-116 kDa. The good heat dissipation inherent to the ultrathin format enables the use of agarose and agarose-based composite separation matrixes, which can be easily replaced within the separation platform. Labeling efficiency as a function of the concentration of the staining dye, SDS, and proteins is thoroughly discussed. Detection sensitivity of the method was found to be at the low-femtomole level (1.25 ng/band), determined by analyzing a set of serial dilutions of standard proteins. Practical example of molecular mass determination and characterization of a complex protein mixture are also shown.
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