Coomassie Brilliant Blue staining
There are two types of Coomassie Brilliant Blue, G250 and R250. G250 responds very rapidly to protein binding and is therefore often used to determine protein content. In contrast, R250 reacts slowly with proteins, but can be removed by elution, so it can be used to stain proteins in pathological tissues.
Technical principle
Coomassie Brilliant Blue appears bright red in the free state, and its maximum absorption wavelength is 488 nm. When Coomassie Brilliant Blue binds to proteins, it becomes a cyan color and exhibits maximum light absorption at a wavelength of 595 nanometers. Since the light absorption value of this protein-pigment conjugate is proportional to the protein content in the sample, Coomassie Brilliant Blue can be used for protein concentration determination. This feature makes Coomassie Brilliant Blue a very useful tool for the quantitative analysis of proteins in the biological field.
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