title: Combined use of micro-preparative gel electrophoresis and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography for purification of amyloid beta peptides deposited in brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
abstract: A new micro-technique is developed for purification of amyloid beta peptides (A beta) extracted from brain tissues of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). It includes SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the extracted brain tissue material, electroblotting onto supporting membranes, and reversed-phase HPLC of the proteins eluted from membranes. By this technique, the extracted A beta are first separated electrophoretically from the higher and lower molecular mass tissue components, and then purified by reversed-phase HPLC from the contaminants having similar molecular masses, but different retention times on the column. In contrast to the common large-scale isolation procedures employing density gradient centrifugation, enzymatic digestions and size-exclusion chromatography, the developed micro-technique might be applied for biochemical analysis of A beta contained in small AD brain tissue specimens.
authors: Heller Institute of Medical Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. eliezera@netvision.net.il
authors: Batia
authors: B
authors: Kaplan
authors: Mordechai
authors: M
authors: Pras
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides