What are the limitations of SDS-PAGE electrophoresis?
Posted July 17, 2024
Answer
Limitations of SDS PAGE
- Polyacrylamide gel preparation is time consuming
- Gel preparation requires extreme care to prevent leaking
- Gels cannot be reused in an experiment
- Not effective for identifying DNA or RNA structure of a strain
- Not effective for determining protein purity
- The process uses toxic monomers
Additional resources
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis of Proteins