Fiscal Year:
1986
Title:
HIGH-RESOLUTION, TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS CONSTITUTESTHE MOST POWERFUL TOOL AVAILABLE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX PROTEIN MIXTURES.
Agency:
HHS
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$50,000.00
Abstract:
HIGH-RESOLUTION, TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS CONSTITUTESTHE MOST POWERFUL TOOL AVAILABLE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX PROTEIN MIXTURES. THE TECHNIQUE HAS PROVEN EXTREMELY USEFUL IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, INCLUDING COMPARISON OF CELL TYPES, COMPARISON OF SPECIES, ANALYSIS OFDIFFERENTIATION, AND THE SEARCH FOR GENETIC VARIANTS. IN MANY APPLICATIONS, IT IS NECESSARY TO EXAMINE MODERATELY LARGE NUMBERS OF SAMPLES UNDER CONDITIONS THAT PROVIDE VERY HIGH ANALYTICAL REPRODUCIBILITY. SUCH REPRODUCIBILITY COULDBEST BE ACHIEVED USING AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH FIRST- AND SECOND-DIMENSION GELS. THIS PROJECT DEALS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROCOMPUTER-CONTROLLED PUMPING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED GEL-FORMING HARDWARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING LARGE NUMBERS OF VERY REPRODUCIBLE SDS ACRYLAMIDE GRADIENT SLAB GELS. THIS DEVICE CAN MAKE A MAJORCONTRIBUTION TOWARDS STANDARDIZING THE 2-D ELECTROPHORETIC TECHNIQUE, AND THUS FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF COMPREHENSIVE PROTEIN INDEXES.
Principal Investigator:
Norman leigh anderson
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
3018812600
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Proteus Technologies Inc
12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville, MD 20852
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No