One-step procedure for staining of proteins with ruthenium II tris (bathophenanthroline disulfonate)

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 361, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-301

  Pluder, Franka ^a   Beck Sickinger, Annette G ^a  

^a Faculty of Biosciences Pharmacy and Psychology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY;

BATHOPHENANTHROLINE;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID; CHELATE; PROTEIN; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM TRIS(BATHOPHENANTHROLINE DISULFONATE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COST; DENSITOMETRY; GEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 33846371938     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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