title: Electrophoresis of polyethylene glycols and related materials as sodium dodecyl sulfate complexes.
abstract: Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyethylene glycol derivatives are analyzed by a modification of the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide stacking gel electrophoresis procedure of Kurfürst. Gels using a discontinuous buffer system but which do not have a separate stacking gel are used without loss of resolution and with less tendency to form artifactual multiple or distorted bands. Examination of several commercial preparations of PEGs and PEG derivatives on such gels indicates heterogeneity other than the expected unimodal size distributions. SDS-gel electrophoresis of proteins or other materials in samples containing PEGs may yield gels with zones of contamination from the PEGs. Methods of reducing such contamination are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0560, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols