GE Healthcare has announced a suite of products to improve the entire 2D electrophoresis workflow from sample preparation through to analysis, and enhance quantitation in protein expression studies.
The products offer significant improvement in data quality for 2D electrophoresis experiments, and also reduce costs and time for protein expression analysis (at least a threefold cost saving and sixfold time saving with 2D DIGE).
The products are designed to be used individually or as a complete system to maximise results from 2-D analysis, and are also fully compatible with 2D DIGE (difference gel electrophoresis).
Rita Marouga, product manager, GE Healthcare, said: 'These products are designed specifically to improve consistency and reduce heterogeneity throughout the 2D workflow, enabling confident identification of differences and changes in protein expression attributable to biological variation.' The products include precast low-fluorescent DIGE gels and buffer kit that improve gel-to-gel reproducibility, repackaged Cydye DIGE fluor saturation and minimal dyes that better suit experimental designs, and reformulated IPG buffer and strips (Immobiline Drystrip gels) that improve spot resolution.
