The Celltechgen™ Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 Dye

DESCRIPTION

The Celltechgen™ Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 is one of the most common forms of coomassie dye, which is a key component of various colorimetric protein gel stains.
Coomassie R-250 and G-250 dyes are two chemical forms of a disulfonated triphenylmethane compound that is commonly used as the basis of stains for detection of proteins in gel electrophoresis and Bradford-type assay reagents for protein quantitation. The R-250 (red-tinted) form lacks two methyl groups that are present in the G-250 (green-tinted) form, which is also called colloidal coomassie dye. Typically, coomassie gel stains and protein assay reagents are formulated as very acidic solutions in 25 to 50% methanol. In acidic conditions, the dye binds to proteins primarily through basic amino acids (primarily arginine, lysine and histidine), and the number of coomassie dye ligands bound to each protein molecule is approximately proportional to the number of positive charges found on the protein. Protein-binding causes the dye to change from reddish-brown to bright blue (absorption maximum equals 595 nm).

STORAGE

Store at room temperature.

SIZE

5g ; 25g ; 50g ; 1000ml

USAGE
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