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Promega Corporation, a leading provider of trypsin protease
to the life sciences industry, announces the launch of
ProteasMAX™ Surfactant.
ProteasMAX has been designed to enhance the enzymatic
performance of trypsin and other proteases in preparation for
analysis by mass spectrometry or liquid chromatography. The
surfactant enables scientists to obtain a more complete
digestion prior to protein analysis, resulting in more accurate
data in a shorter time, and reduced risk of sample degradation.
ProteasMAX Surfactant delivers both on process and results with
the following benefits:
- Confidence in data - improves protein digestion,
exposing cleavage sites usually inaccessible due to secondary or
tertiary structure.
- Improved sensitivity - increased sample recovery from gels.
- Higher productivity - standard protein digestion time can be
reduced from overnight to just three hours.
- Sample quality preservation - enhances protein solubilization at
room temperature, which means that high temperatures (and
precipitation) can be avoided, even for complex proteins.
Because ProteasMAX degrades during the digestion reaction,
researchers can proceed directly to analysis of peptides by mass
spectrometry without additional inactivation steps. The new
reagent is also compatible with existing protocols for 1 or 2D
in-gel digestion of a purified protein or the digestion of
complex protein samples by 2D LC-MS/MS.
“We perceive a growing demand for higher throughput and
streamlined protocols in proteomics”, said Dr. Hrissi
Samartzidou, Global Director for Gene and Protein Sciences. “Our
strategy is to identify process bottlenecks and the needs of
proteomics researchers in order to develop the optimum solutions
to address them.”
As a supplier to protein research for over a decade, Promega
plans to continue to make innovative contributions such as
ProteasMAX that will fulfill the complex needs of scientists’ in
the area of Proteomics sample prep with focus on protein sample
depletion, enrichment and digestion.
About Promega
Promega Corporation is a leader in providing innovative solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry. The company's 2,000 products enable scientists worldwide to advance their knowledge in genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis, molecular diagnostics and human identification. Founded in 1978, the company is headquartered in Madison, WI, USA with branches in 14 countries and over 50 global distributors. For more information about Promega, visit
www.promega.com.
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