ISSN:
0173-0835
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
3H- and 35S-Labeled proteins of vesicular stomatitis virus were separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, localized and directly quantified by the Linear Analyzer after dehydration of the gel. The counting efficiency of the Linear Analyzer was approximately 0.1% for tritium in polyacrylamide gels, and increased after blotting to 2-3%, whereas the detection efficiency for 35S was 2-3% in polyacrylamide gels. An increase in gel thickness reduced the detection efficiency of the Linear Analyzer significantly, an effect which was also observed in fluorography. The instrument can be used for direct, quantitative evaluation of tritium in gels and blots because a linear relationship exists between the input radioactivity and the recorded counts. Double-label experiments with 3H- and 35S-labeled proteins can also be quantified. The spatial resolution of the Linear Analyzer reaches the quality attained in fluorography. Quantitative evaluation of gels and blots by the Linear Analyzer has the additional advantage of being less time-consuming than detection by fluorography.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elps.1150040504
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