Protein Purification (Hardcover)

1. Water, pH and buffers. 2. Protein structure and properties. 3. Chromatography and the strategy of protein purification. 4. Groundwork. 5. Non-affinity absorption techniques used to purify proteins. 6. Affinity-based procedures used to purify proteins. 7. Non-absorption techniques for purifying proteins. 8. Methods for monitoring the purity of protein solutions. Appendix 1: The laws of thermodynamics and the Gibbs free energy equation. Appendix 2: Properties of amino acids. Appendix 3: The common units used in biology. Appendix 4: Chromatographic runs. Appendix 5: Determining the concentration of a compound in a solution in parts per million (ppm). Appendix 6: Theanswers totheexercises in the various chapters. Appendix 7: An alphabetical list of chromatography, electrophoresis, filtration equipment and laboratory suppliers. Appendix 8: Buffer tables to prepare at a required pH value.