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Alkaline agarosse gel electrophoresis of hemoglobins

Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1979-06-01
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Granted: 1980-06-24
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Expires: 1999-06-01
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Abstract

Abstract The common hemoglobin variants A, A 2 , F, S, and C are discretely separated by alkaline agarose gel electrophoresis employing (1) an agarose gel having a wet thickness of from about 0.1 to about 0.5 mm., (2) a gel buffer comprising tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and boric acid, and having an ionic strength of from about 0.065 to about 0.1 and a pH of from about 8.7 to about 9.1, (3) a well buffer comprising diethylbarbiturate and ethylenediaminetetraacetate and having an ionic strength of from about 0.01 to about 0.11 and a pH of from about 8.0 to about 9.5, and (4) a potential of from about 150 to about 300 volts.

Inventors

  • 👤 Barry I. Bluestein
  • 👤 Cyrus A. Lepp

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/447; G01N27/44704; G01N27/44747; B; B01; B01D; B01D57/00; B01D57/02; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/72; G01N33/721

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
In a method for discretely separating the common hemoglobin variants A, A 2 , F, S, and C by electrophoresis, the improvement which comprises employing: A. an agarose gel having a wet thickness of from about 0.1 to about 0.5 mm, B. a gel buffer comprising tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and boric acid, and having an ionic strength of from about 0.065 to about 0.1 and a pH of from about 8.7 to about 9.1, C. a well buffer comprising diethylbarbiturate and ethylenediaminetetraacetate and having an ionic strength of from about 0.01 to about 0.11 and a pH of from about 8.0 to about 9.5, and D. a potential of from about 150 to about 300 volts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
In a method for discretely separating the common hemoglobin variants A, A 2 , F, S, and C by electrophoresis, the improvement which comprises employing: A. an agarose gel having a wet thickness of from about 0.1 to about 0.5 mm, B. a gel buffer comprising tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and boric acid, and having an ionic strength of from about 0.065 to about 0.1 and a pH of from about 8.7 to about 9.1, C. a well buffer comprising diethylbarbiturate and ethylenediaminetetraacetate and having an ionic strength of from about 0.01 to about 0.11 and a pH of from about 8.0 to about 9.5, and D. a potential of from about 150 to about 300 volts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the gel wet thickness is from about 0.3 to about 0.4 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 1 in which the gel buffer has an ionic strength of from about 0.075 to about 0.090.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 3 in which the gel buffer has an ionic strength of about 0.082.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 4 in which the gel buffer has a pH of from about 8.8 to about 8.9.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The method of claim 5 in which the gel buffer is about 0.06 M consists essentially of 0.053 M tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, 0.002 M ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and 0.0059 M boric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 in which the gel buffer has a pH of from about 8.8 to about 8.9.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 1 in which the well buffer has an ionic strength of from about 0.04 to about 0.11.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 8 in which the well buffer has an ionic strength of about 0.06.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 9 in which the well buffer has a pH of from about 8.55 to about 8.65.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 10 in which the well buffer is about 0.025 M and consists essentially of 0.025 M sodium diethylbarbiturate and about 0.017% weight per volume sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 in which the well buffer has a pH of from about 8.5 to about 8.7.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
The method of claim 1 in which the potential is from about 225 to about 270 volts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1 in which the potential is about 250 volts.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 1 in which the gel contains a humectant at a level of from 0 to about 10% weight per volume.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 11 words
The method of claim 15 in which the humectant is sucrose.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 16 in which the humectant is present at a level of about 5% weight per volume.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 1 in which the gel contains a wetting agent at a level of from 0 to about 0.1% weight per volume.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 18 in which the wetting agent is polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 19 in which the wetting agent is present at a level of about 0.015% weight per volume.

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