Biomaterial Database

Copper iodide staining and determination of proteins adsorbed to microtiter plates. 1990

D D Root, and E Reisler

Molecular Biology Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California, Los Angeles 90024.

Copper iodide staining and determination of proteins adsorbed to polystyrene microtiter plates are described. The minimum amount of copper iodide-stained protein detected in densitometric measurements is approximately 20 pg/mm2. Enzyme immunoassay readers may also be used for the determination of copper iodide-stained proteins, but are less sensitive than densitometers. The densitometric readings of copper iodide-stained proteins vary linearly with the amount of protein present as verified by enzymatic and radioactive probes. Staining is complete in 2-3 min and may be removed by a 30-min treatment with EDTA without loss of adsorbed protein or immunoreactivity. The exact amount of protein adsorbed to microtiter plate wells can be measured by using protein bound and stained on nitrocellulose as a calibration curve. Copper iodide staining is a rapid, convenient, and inexpensive alternative to radioactive measurements of similar parameters.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007454	Iodides	Inorganic binary compounds of iodine or the I- ion.	Iodide
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D011137	Polystyrenes	Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads.	Polystyrol,Polystyrene,Polystyrols
D011817	Rabbits	A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes.	Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002138	Calibration	Determination, by measurement or comparison with a standard, of the correct value of each scale reading on a meter or other measuring instrument; or determination of the settings of a control device that correspond to particular values of voltage, current, frequency or other output.	Calibrations
D003300	Copper	A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.	Copper-63,Copper 63
D003720	Densitometry	The measurement of the density of a material by measuring the amount of light or radiation passing through (or absorbed by) the material.	Densitometries
D000327	Adsorption	The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily.	Adsorptions
D000580	Amido Black	A dye used to stain proteins in electrophoretic techniques. It is used interchangeably with its acid form.	Amido Black, Dilithium salt,Amido Black, Sodium salt,C.I. Acid Black 1,C.I.-20470,Black, Amido,C.I. 20470,C.I.20470
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia