Protein staining compositions and methods
US5705649A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/6839
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides novel dyes for staining proteins, particularly those in electrophoretic gels, and detecting the proteins with high sensitivity. The dyes of the invention are derivatives of known dyes that are more hydrophobic than the corresponding, known dyes and, in electrophoretic gels, including polyacrylamide gels with sodium dodecyl sulfate, form easily detectable, non-covalent complexes with proteins. In some cases, the corresponding, known dyes bind to protein covalently. The complexes of protein with some dyes of the invention can be detected with high sensitivity simply by observation of the color of the complexes by eye. The complexes of protein with other dyes of the invention are detected by observation of the fluorescence of the complexes. Dyes of the invention include derivatives of Coomassie.RTM. dyes, acid blue 25, dansyl chloride, fluorescein, 2-methyl-2,4-diphenyl-3(2H)-furanone, and (7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino alkanoates. The invention also provides quantitative and qualitative methods for detecting proteins which comprise staining the proteins with a dye of the invention.
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