Protocol for the optimization of imidazole concentrations for immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography. Most samples from which histidine-tagged proteins are to be purified also contain endogenous protein contaminants that bind to the immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) adsorbent. Usually, these proteins bind more weakly than the histidine-tagged protein. - [Read Optimization of Imidazole Concentrations for Immobilized Metal-Ion Affinity Chromatography Protocol]
Protocols for protein staining. Includes: Coomassie Blue Staining; Silver Nitrate Staining; Zinc Imidazole Negative Staining. - [Read Protein Staining Protocols]
Recombinant proteins engineered to have a polyhistidine tail at either the carboxyl or amino terminus can easily be purified in one step by affinity chromatography on a resin carrying chelated nickel ions. Chromatography can be carried out in column or batch formats. After unbound proteins are washed away, the target protein is eluted using imidazole, which typically preserves the antigenic and functional features of the protein. - [Read Purification of Histidine-tagged Proteins by Immobilized Ni2+ Absorption Chromatography Protocol]