electrophoresis

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Peptide purity was determined by capillary electrophoresis, and the amino acid composition of the peptides was verified by mass spectrometry.

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  1. noun The migration of charged colloidal particles or molecules through a solution under the influence of an applied electric field usually provided by immersed electrodes. Also called cataphoresis.
  2. noun A method of separating substances, especially proteins, and analyzing molecular structure based on the rate of movement of each component in a colloidal suspension while under the influence of an electric field.

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  • Size exclusion of nanoparticles and confinement of individual DNA strands in the 3-D nanofluidic device is accomplished using electrophoresis, the method of moving charged particles through a solution by forcing them forward with an applied electric field. —  innovations-report
  • After electrophoresis, the polyacrilamide gels were transferred onto PVDF membrane —  PLoS Biology: New Articles
  • Analysis of the product by gel-electrophoresis, sequencing, and real-time PCR showed that the amplification is specific and the amplification factors of up to 5 × 106-fold are comparable to amplification factors obtained in a benchtop PCR machine. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The classic way to separate the major classes is [[electrophoresis]], although much more complex methods are used to recognize specific antibodies. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • The classic way to separate the major classes is [[electrophoresis]], although much more complex methods are used to recognize specific antibodies —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
 

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