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What is Glutathione?

Glutathione is a tripeptide antioxidant produced by our bodies that plays a really important role in...

How Biotinylated Molecules are Purified with Streptavidin Beads

Streptavidin is a bacterial protein that binds to the small molecule biotin with extremely high affi...

How to Solubilize Biotin for Streptavidin Elution Buffer

When using streptavidin agarose beads to purify biotinylated nucleic acids or proteins, there are a...

How do I Get my Protein Out of Inclusion Bodies?

Have you ever had a problem where you had to try many different potential solutions before you final...

Understanding Salting In and Salting Out: Salt as a Protein Purification Tool

Salt is a major component in protein purification buffers, and optimizing this important parameter c...

How to Use Magnetic Agarose Beads to Purify Antibodies: A Step-by-Step Protocol

This article provides a step-by-step protocol for purifying antibodies using Protein A, Protein G, o...

Regular vs Magnetic Agarose Beads: Key Differences and Best Uses

Have you ever wondered whether you should be using regular agarose beads or magnetic agarose beads f...

The Extraordinary Bacterial Proteins That Make Snow

Crisp bluebird skies, fresh powder that makes it feel like you’re floating through air and burning w...

The Purpose of Magnetic Agarose Beads

Have you ever seen a cartoon where a huge magnet is used to pull objects into the sky? Usually, the...