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FRESENIUS JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 367, Issue 1, Pages 96-98Publisher
SPRINGER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s002160051608
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A method for the direct determination of selenoproteins in plastic membranes after protein separation by gel electrophoresis was developed. Quantification was based on the determination of the selenium content of the proteins by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) after manual introduction of membrane pieces into the graphite furnace. The proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and subsequently transfer ted to a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membrane by semi-dry electroblotting, After staining the membrane, the protein bands were excised and chemical modifier was added on top of the excised membrane prior to atomic absorption measurement. Acceptable linearity was achieved in the range 2-10 ng Se, corresponding to selenium concentrations close to 1 mg/L, when aqueous solutions of selenomethionine standard as well as selenoprotein standard were applied to the membrane. A characteristic mass of 54 +/- 4 pg/0.0044 s was obtained for the selenoprotein standard. Protein transfer from polyacrylamide gel to the membrane was quantitative and no interferences were introduced. The method was used for identification of selenoprotein P after enrichment of the protein from human plasma.
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