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Dialysis Buttons
Applications
- Crystallization by dialysis, protein folding, & small volume sample dialysis
Features
- Low volume dialysis
- Fits in 24 well plates
- Use over and over again
Description
In the dialysis method, the sample in question is separated from the “precipitant” by a semi-permeable membrane which allows small reagent molecules to pass but prevents biological macromolecules from crossing the membrane.1-3
Dialysis Buttons are injection molded from polystyrene, and are the size of a small button. The sample is placed in this chamber so as to create a slight dome of liquid at the top of the button. A dialysis membrane is placed over the top of the button/sample and is held in place with an O-ring. The O-ring is held in place by a groove in the Dialysis Button. Dialysis Buttons are supplied with O-rings. The 5 µl to 100 µl sized dialysis buttons have an approximate overall height of 6 mm, an approximate outside diameter of 10 mm without an O-ring in place, and an approximate diameter of 12 mm with an O-ring in place. The 200 µl and 350 µl sized dialysis buttons have an approximate overall height of 8 mm, an approximate outside diameter of 15 mm without an O-ring in place, and an approximate diameter of 17 mm with an O-ring in place. Each package of dialysis buttons includes a plastic golf tee shaped applicator to assist with applying a dialysis membrane to the button and securing with the supplied o-ring.
Support Material(s)
Dialysis Button User GuideRelated Item(S)
References
1. McPherson, A., Preparation and Analysis of Protein Crystals, Krieger Publishing, 88-91 (1992).
2. Durcruix, A, and Giege, R., Crystallization of Nucleic Acids and Proteins, A Practical Approach, Oxford University Press, 78-82 (1992).
3. Zeppenzauer, M., et al., Acta Chem Scan (1967) 21, 1009.
4. Structure of the membrane domain of respiratory complex I. Efremov RG, Sazanov LA. Nature. 2011 Aug 7;476(7361):414-20. doi: 10.1038/nature10330.
