Amino acid analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography of a single stained protein band from a polyacrylamide gel |
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Authors: | Yoko Hashimoto Sadako Yamagata Taro Hayakawa |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom;2. UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States |
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Abstract: | A single stained band containing approximately 5 micrograms of protein was cut out of a polyacrylamide gel and subjected to hydrolysis together with the gel. The hydrolysate was subsequently analyzed for its amino acid content by high-performance liquid chromatography and postlabeling with o-phthalaldehyde. Bovine serum albumin, ribonuclease B, ovalbumin, pepsin, and chymotrypsinogen A were analyzed by this method, and their amino acid compositions were found to be in good agreement with the reported values. By this method, it is possible to quantitate 16 amino acids: Asx, Thr, Ser, Glx, Pro, Cys, Gly, Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, Tyr, Phe, His, Lys, and Arg. Thioglycolic acid is effective protection against the decomposition of Tyr, Cys, and Met; however, the recovery of Met is inconsistent. This method might be very helpful for the amino acid analysis of proteins of multicomponent systems, especially, those which can be resolved only by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. |
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Keywords: | amino acid analysis bovine serum albumin ribonuclease gel chromatography HPLC o-phthalaldehyde |
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