Biol. 6250

Protein Purification Techniques

Spring 2006


Textbook: Protein Purification: Principles and Practice

Third Edition, ROBERT K. SCOPES

Date

Topic

Chapter

1/10, 1/12

Introduction: Review of Protein Structure; Protein Assays

3.1

1/17, 1/19  

Enzyme Assays; Bookkeeping; Centrifugation

3.2-3.5; 1.2

1/24, 1/26

Extracting Cells; Isolating Organelles; Stabilizing Proteins; Concentration and Desalting Protein Solutions

2.1-2.4; 12.2; 1.4; 8.4

1/31, 2/2

Purification Methods based on Protein Solubility; "Salting Out", Alcohol, Isoelectric and Heat Precipitation

4.1-4.7

2/7, 2/9

Theory of Liquid Chromatography

5.1-5.6

2/14, 2/16, 2/21

Types of Chromatography: Ion Exchange Chromatography, Gel Permeation Chromatography, Adsorption and Reverse Phase Chromatography

6.1-6.2; 8.1; 6.3-6.5

2/23

Practical Techniques in DEAE and Gel Permeation Chromatography

6.2; 8.1

2/28

Chromatography Materials used as "Batch Methods"

 

3/2

FIRST EXAM

5.3

3/7

Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation of Proteins

Handout

3/9

Electrophoresis of Proteins

8.2

3/21

Non-denaturing Electrophoresis

11.1

3/23

SDS-PAGE; Isoelectric Focusing

8.2; 11.1

3/28

Analysis of Electrophoresis Gels; Staining and Densitometry

11.1

3/30

Immunoblotting or "Western Blotting"

11.1

4/4

Criteria of Purity for Isolated Proteins

11.1-11.2

4/6, 4/11

Chemical and Physical Characterization of Pure Proteins

Handout

4/13

Theory of Affinity Chromatography

7.1-7.5

4/18

Affinity Chromatography-continued

 

4/20

Recombinant DNA Methods: Fusion Proteins;  Antibodies

9.1-9.3

4/27

FINAL EXAM 

11:00-1:30 Thursday

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