This document discusses two electrophoresis techniques: capillary electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing. Capillary electrophoresis uses very small volumes of samples and reagents in fused silica capillaries, allowing for high resolution, automation, and detection of low analyte levels. Isoelectric focusing separates proteins based on their isoelectric point, where they have no net charge and become immobilized in a pH gradient gel. Both techniques have various applications in biochemistry including separating proteins, DNA, amino acids, and other biomolecules.
1. ELECTROPHORESIS- Part 3
1.Capillary Electrophoresis
2.Isoelectric Foccusing
Dr.Rittu Chandel
Junior Resident (3rd Yr),MD Biochemistry
Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai -400008
07-08-2014
2. CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS
• High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis/ Capillary Zone
Electrophoresis/ Free Solution Capillary Electrophoresis
• Microlitres of reagent used
• Nanolitres of sample required
• Online detection to femtomole sensitivity
• Ease of automation
• Less time consuming
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3. CAPILLARY ELECTRPHORESIS
Capillary
made of Fused silica, thin exterior covering of polyimide
Inner diameter – 10-100 μm
Outer diameter- 300 μm
Length – 50-100 cm
Voltage - 10-50 KV
Large surface to volume ratio, provides enhanced
heat dissipation
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This eliminates zone broadening and convection
6. SAMPLE INJECTION
• High Voltage Injection/Electrokinetic Injection
• High Pressure Injection/Hydrodynamic
injection
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7. This is where the Electroosmotic flow
What happens to the + cations when we turn on the power?
8. Analytes with a net positive charge will move faster than EOF
EOF
Analytes with no net charge will move at the same speed as the EOF.
(This is a useful tool that helps us to measure the EOF.)
EOF
Analytes with a net negative charge will move slower than EOF
EOF
10. pH, Silanol Population, and the rate of EOF
flow.
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2
4
6
8
10
12
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18
20
2 5 8 11
EOF
• At very low pH, not many
silanols are ionized and
the EOF is slow.
• As pH increases the
number of ionized sites
also increases. The EOF
speed rises steadily.
• At very high pH values, a
maximum number of
ionized sites is reached.
The EOF speed also
reaches a maximum.
14. Isoelectric point (pI):
Isoelectric point is the pH of a solution at which the net charge of protein
is zero. In electrophoresis there is no motion of the particles in an electric
field at the isoelectric point.
Netcharge
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
pH
Isoelectric point
NH3
+
COOH
NH3
+
COOH
pH < pI
Positive charge
NH3
+
COO-
NH3
+
COO-
pH = pI
NH2
COO-
NH2
COO-
pH > pI
Negative charge
15. ISOELECTRIC FOCUSSING
• Immobilization of molecules at isoelectric pH during
electrophoresis
• Very high resolution technique for protein
• Creation of pH gradient- low molecular mass (600-
900 D) oligomers bearing aliphatic amino acids and
carboxylic acid groups
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16. Traditional Equipment for Isoelectric focusing (IEF):
Ampholytes
polyacrylamide
Cathode (-)
electrode
solution
Anode (+)
electrode
solution
20. PREPARATION OF IEF GEL
Gel is polymerised
Second glass plate is placed on first
Mixture is poured over a glass plate which
contain spacer
Carrier ampholytes (suitable pH) and riboflavin
mixed with acrylamide solution
21. Ampholytes form a pH gradient between anode
and cathode
Potential difference is applied
Electrode wicks are laid along the long length of
each side of the gel
After the gel has set glass plates are prised apart
This takes 2-3 hr
22. Become stationary when they reaches isoelectric point
Proteins having positive charge will migrates towards the cathode.
negatively charged protein will migrates towards anode
Voltage is again applied for 30 min
Samples applied by laying on gel filter paper soaked in
the sample
The power is then turned off
23. Destained
Gel is stained with Coomasie Brilliant Blue
This precipitaes the proteins and allows smaller
ampholytes to be washed out
The gel is washed with trichloroacetic acid