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Human globin chain separation by capillary electrophoresis in acidic isoelectric buffers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9719553     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A simple and reliable method, utilizing capillary electrophoresis in uncoated capillaries in acidic isoelectric buffers, is reported for screening for thalassemia and other defects on the synthesis of human globin chains. A solution of 50 mM iminodiacetic acid (pI 2.23), containing 7 M urea and 0.5% hydroxyethylcellulose (apparent pH 3.2) is used as background electrolyte for fast separation of heme-free, denatured globin (alpha, beta and gamma) chains. Due to the low conductivity of such a buffer, high voltage gradients (600 V/cm) can be applied, thus reducing the separation time to only a few minutes. It is additionally shown that inclusion of 2% surfactant (Tween 20) in the background electrolyte induces the splitting of the gamma chains into two zones, called Agamma and Ggamma, which represent the products of two genes coding for Ala or Gly as residue 136 of the chain.
Authors:
P G Righetti; A Saccomani; A V Stoyanov; C Gelfi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Electrophoresis     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0173-0835     ISO Abbreviation:  Electrophoresis     Publication Date:  1998 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-09     Completed Date:  1998-11-09     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8204476     Medline TA:  Electrophoresis     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1733-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Industrial Biotechnology, University of Verona, Italy. righetti@imiucca.csi.unimi.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acids
Adult
Buffers
Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
Globins / analysis*
Humans
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acids; 0/Buffers; 9004-22-2/Globins

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