Preparative isoelectric focusing of reduced wheat gluten proteins

Proteins extracted from gluten of the bread wheat cultivar Fiorello 2 in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol were separated by isoelectric focusing in a free solution in a pH 3-10 gradient containing 50% v/v 1-propanol or urea. The collected fractions were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 10% gels (high and medium molecular weight glutenin subunits) and 16% gels (low molecular weight gliadins). The isoelectric focusing pattern of gluten polypeptides in 50% v/v 1-propanol was comparable to that obtained on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, based on isoelectric focusing and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or nonequilibrium pH gradient electrophoresis and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A similar isoelectric focusing pattern was also observed when 3M urea was used as solvent. New gluten polypeptides, similar in mobility to the high molecular weight subunits of glutenin were detected at acidic pH.

Purification of cellulases from Streptomyces strain A20 by electroendosmotic preparative electrophoresis

Five cellulase components were identified and purified in one step from Streptomyces strain A20 using electroendosmotic preparative electrophoresis. By this procedure up to 18 mg of protein mixture could be loaded on the column, with an estimated recovery of 60-70% of total activity; activity and protein recovery could be estimated 32% and 47% respectively, if only activity peaks were considered. In comparison to other purification methods, this technique results in high protein recovery and resolution of applied samples.