SDS; Lauryl sulfate sodium salt; Dodecyl sulfate sodium salt; Dodecyl sodium sulfate; Sodium lauryl sulfate; Sulfuric acid monododecyl ester sodium salt
Purity: >99%
OD280 (1% aq soln): <0.1
Heavy Metals (as Pb): <0.002%
Anionic detergent used to solubilize proteins.
Description: An anionic detergent3 typically used to solubilize8 and denature proteins for electrophoresis.4,5 SDS has also been used in large-scale phenol extraction of RNA to promote the dissociation of protein from nucleic acids when extracting from biological material.12 Most proteins bind SDS in a ratio of 1.4 grams SDS to 1 gram protein. The charges intrinsic to the protein become insignificant compared to the overall negative charge provided by the bound SDS. The charge to mass ratio is essentially the same for each protein and will migrate in the gel based only on protein size.
Typical Working Concentration: > 10 mg SDS/mg protein
Typical Buffer Compositions:
SDS Electrophoresis Gel Running Buffer
Component
Composition (g/L)
Molarity or %
Tris
3.035
0.025 M
Glycine
14.1
0.192 M
SDS
1
0.1%
pH 8.3
SDS Electrophoresis Gel Sample Solubilization Buffer