Protein Purification

Protein purification is essential to studying protein structure and function. Explore techniques used to isolate and analyze proteins from complex biological mixtures in life science research.

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November 22, 2022
 
Protein Purification
Biotinylation: Definition, Applications, Industry Uses

Biotinylation: Overview Fusion tags are widely used in labs for the identification and isolation of recombinant proteins that are expressed in bacteria or other cells (such as E.coli, plants, or mamma...

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October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification
How Does Streptavidin Work? Function, Structure, & Uses

Streptavidin: Overview Streptavidin is a tetrameric protein isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces avidinii. It’s highly known for its lesser non-specific binding with the biotin (or Vitamin H) mole...

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October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification
What Is Avidin: Overview, Application, & Industry Uses

Naturally occurring interactions have been a great tool in a spectrum of labs, ranging from biotechnology and applied physics to medicine and biochemistry to achieve countless scientific milestones. O...

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October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification
Immunoprecipitation: Applications, Uses, & Types

Immunoprecipitation is a small-scale affinity purification technique to enrich or isolate a protein from biological samples, such as tissue or cell lysate. It works on the principle of antigen-antibod...

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October 10, 2022
 
Protein Purification
What Are Protein A Magnetic Beads? Application & Overview

Application & Overview Protein A magnetic beads are an affinity matrix for the purification and isolation of antibodies or immunoglobulins. The beads are formed by covalently linking the truncated...

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September 27, 2022
 
Protein Purification
FLAG Tag: Definition, Overview, & Applications

FLAG TAG: Overview The FLAG tag is a protein tag widely used in protein purification procedures for the high specificity and purity of target proteins. When high purity is required, it is commonly use...