Chapter 10. Applications of Zone Electrophoresis

  1. Susan R. Mikkelsen1,
  2. Eduardo Cortón2

Published Online: 26 FEB 2004

DOI: 10.1002/0471623628.ch10

Bioanalytical Chemistry

Bioanalytical Chemistry

How to Cite

Mikkelsen, S. R. and Cortón, E. (2004) Applications of Zone Electrophoresis, in Bioanalytical Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471623628.ch10

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 26 FEB 2004
  2. Published Print: 20 FEB 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471544470

Online ISBN: 9780471623625

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Keywords:

  • zone electrophoresis;
  • molecular weight;
  • net charge;
  • subunit composition;
  • isoenzymes;
  • DNA fingerprinting;
  • DNA sequencing;
  • immunoelectrophoresis

Summary

Applications of zone electrophoresis, including methods for the determination of protein net charge and molecular weight using PAGE and the Ferguson method, determination of protein subunit composition and subunit molecular weight, molecular weight of DNA by agarose gel electrophoresis, identification of isoenzymes, diagnosis of genetic (inherited) disease, DNA fingerprinting and restriction fragment length polymorphism, DNA sequencing with the Maxam–Gilbert method, immunoelectrophoresis.