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In this experiment, we used the method of SDS-PAGE for the purpose of protein separation.
You observe the movement of the charged molecules in an electric field with the support of a
medium, which in this experiment, we used a polyacrylamide gel. The polyacrylamide gel that
was used in the experiment is synthetic, thermo-stable, transparent, strong and chemically
unreactive. The pore size of the gel can be determined by the amount of acrylamide used. This
experiment is used to find out the protein size, protein identification, the sample purity,
identification of disulfide bonds, blotting applications and quantification of the protein.
During the migration, the smaller protein will migrate faster due to their molecular weight and
due to the less resistance, that exist. Moreover, expect from the resistance and the molecular
weight of the protein, the structure and the charge of the proteins play a role in the migration.
Due to the use of the sodium dodecyl sulfate and the polyacrylamide gel, the structure and the
charge of the protein do not influence the migration, and thus the proteins are separated only
based on the polypeptide chain length. SDS also gives all proteins the same linear, unfolded
structure and charge to weight ratio.
It also found that Y protein had a higher concentration with a molecular weight of 53 kDa,
while the Z protein had a lower concentration with a molecular weight of 57 kDa. The 6th bands
were the thickest in both ladders. Commented [pa3]: Not sure about it.
CEP57 is the protein with the molecular weight of 75 kDa. Commented [pa4]: Not sure about it.