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SDS stands for Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and has the chemical formula C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>25</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>Na <ref>Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. 2009. 27 November 2010. http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s3670.htm</ref>. The hydrocarbon chain and the sulphate group are responsible for the amphiphilic properties of the molecule (Figure 1). These properties are essential for its role as a detergent. SDS is found in common products such as shampoos <ref>Caprette, David R. Experimental Bisociences. 11 Sep. 2001. 27 Nov. 2010 < http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/studies/sds-page/denature.html</ref>. SDS also plays an essential role in SDS-PAGE electrophoresis <ref>Berg, Jeremy M., John L. Tymoczko, and Lubert Stryer. Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2007. Page 72</ref>. In this procedure, where proteins are separated based on their size only, SDS breaks the noncovalent interactions in the protein and wraps around it. The negative charge on SDS suppresses the native charge on the protein being analysed. In this way, all the proteins that are being analysed have approximately the same negative charge and will move across the gel pulled by the electrostatic attractions according to their size only. | SDS stands for Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and has the chemical formula C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>25</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>Na <ref>Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. 2009. 27 November 2010. http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s3670.htm</ref>. The hydrocarbon chain and the sulphate group are responsible for the amphiphilic properties of the molecule (Figure 1). These properties are essential for its role as a detergent. SDS is found in common products such as shampoos <ref>Caprette, David R. Experimental Bisociences. 11 Sep. 2001. 27 Nov. 2010 &lt; http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/studies/sds-page/denature.html</ref>. SDS also plays an essential role in SDS-PAGE electrophoresis <ref>Berg, Jeremy M., John L. Tymoczko, and Lubert Stryer. Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2007. Page 72</ref>. In this procedure, where proteins are separated based on their size only, SDS breaks the noncovalent interactions in the protein and wraps around it. The negative charge on SDS suppresses the native charge on the protein being analysed. In this way, all the proteins that are being analysed have approximately the same negative charge and will move across the gel pulled by the electrostatic attractions according to their size only. | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 28 November 2010
SDS stands for Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and has the chemical formula C12H25SO4Na [1]. The hydrocarbon chain and the sulphate group are responsible for the amphiphilic properties of the molecule (Figure 1). These properties are essential for its role as a detergent. SDS is found in common products such as shampoos [2]. SDS also plays an essential role in SDS-PAGE electrophoresis [3]. In this procedure, where proteins are separated based on their size only, SDS breaks the noncovalent interactions in the protein and wraps around it. The negative charge on SDS suppresses the native charge on the protein being analysed. In this way, all the proteins that are being analysed have approximately the same negative charge and will move across the gel pulled by the electrostatic attractions according to their size only.
References:
- ↑ Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. 2009. 27 November 2010. http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s3670.htm
- ↑ Caprette, David R. Experimental Bisociences. 11 Sep. 2001. 27 Nov. 2010 < http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/studies/sds-page/denature.html
- ↑ Berg, Jeremy M., John L. Tymoczko, and Lubert Stryer. Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman, 2007. Page 72