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U4 LAB: ELECTROPHORESIS Flashcards

1
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Process of separating the charged constituents of a sample by means of an electrical current

A

Electrophoresis

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2
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Movement of charged particles through a _____ medium in a _______ buffer

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solid, liquid

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3
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2 main components of Electrophoresis chamber

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  • Chamber
  • Power Source
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4
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Tank-like, where solid media and liquid buffer is placed

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Chamber

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5
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This supplies the electric current to the anode area

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Power Source

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6
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Positively charged pole, attracts negative particles

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Anode (red)

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7
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Negatively charged pole, attracts positive particles

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Cathode (block)

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8
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Flow of electric current

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Cathode > Anode > Power Source

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9
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Electrophoresis is used to separate?

A

negatively charged particles

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10
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Functional group molecule in which at least one has a positive electrical charge, based on isoelectric point

A

zwitterion

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11
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Gel is commonly made up of?

A

Agarose

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12
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Gel used in Protein Electrophoresis

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Polyacrylamide gel

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13
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The Electrophoresis run is dependent on the?

A

voltage used, and time

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14
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DNA will be separated based on?

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molecular weight

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15
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Farther travels on gel

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Lighter DNA

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16
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Harder to travel

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Heavier DNA

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17
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Has a net charge that can be either positive or negative depending on pH conditions

A

Amphoteric

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18
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Movement of buffer ions & solvent relatives to the fixed support

A

Electroendosmosis / Endosmosis

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19
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Migration of small charged ions

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Iontophoresis

20
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Five components of Electrophoresis

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  1. driving force
  2. support medium
  3. buffer
  4. sample
  5. detecting system
21
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Support Media

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  • cellulose acetate
  • agarose gel
  • polyacrylamide gel
22
Q

When utilizing electrophoresis for DNA observation, what stain must be used?

A

Ethidium Bromide (shaken then swirled)

23
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This is added in order to track the migration of analyte across the gel.

A

Tracking dye

24
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T/F: The tracking dye migrates ahead of the bond or the electrolyte of interest that you are trying to separate.

25
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T/F: The electrophoretic run can continue even if the tracking dye nears the end of the gel.

26
Q

Some manufacturers include what in their tracking dyes?

27
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Common Tracking Dye

A

Cotton Phenol Blue

28
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Radioactive dye used to visualize DNA

A

Detection Dye

29
Q

Alternative fluorescent dye to EtBr and now often used

30
Q

This will give proteins the net electric (negative) charge that allows them to move from cathode to anode.

31
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Detection system

A

UV transilluminator

32
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Gel must be viewed in?

A

Gel Documentation Viewer

33
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Unit used in electrophoresis

A

Base pairs

34
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This will serve as reference to know how many base pairs your DNA is.

A

DNA ladder

35
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Left side of the gel contains?

A

DNA of known base pairs

36
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Increment of DNA ladder

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50 (Start from 50, 100, 150, 200 and so on)

37
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The closer the sample is to the well, the _____ it is

A

heavier

Farther the sample, the lighter

38
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Electrophoresis can be used for?

A

quantification to see if there is a DNA fragment

39
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Why is Ethidium Bromide the best stain for DNA extraction?

A

intercalation or insertion between layers

40
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Amount of buffer needed is dependent on?

A

size of chamber

41
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Five Steps of Electrophoresis

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  1. Loading of patient sample
  2. Electrophoretic migration
  3. Wash and fix
  4. Staining
  5. Visualization (Qualitative)
  6. Quantification
42
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Fractions of Separated Proteins

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  1. Albumin
  2. Alpha 1
  3. Alpha 2
  4. Beta
  5. Gamma globulins
43
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Stains for Bands

A
  • Amido Black
  • Ponceau S
  • Oil Red O
  • Sudan Black
  • Fat Red 7B
  • Coomassie Blue
  • Gold/Silver Stain
44
Q

Lower voltage for _____ periods of time

45
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Higher voltage for _____ periods of time

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