A micromethod for complete removal of dodecyl sulfate from proteins by ion-pair extraction (original) (raw)

1979, Analytical Biochemistry

Methods are presented for the complete removal of dodecyl sulfate from proteins. The methods utilize the extraction of dodecyl sulfate anions as ion pairs with triethylammonium or tributylammonium cations into an organic solvent. The protein is insoluble in the organic solvent and is recovered as a precipitate. The methods are applicable to microgram as well as milligram amounts of protein. In all cases studied, the recovery of protein ranges from 70 to 100%. The recovered protein is suitable for N-terminal Edman degradation, tryptic peptide mapping, and amino acid analysis and can be renatured to regain enzymatic activity and antigenicity.

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