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Table 1. Recipes for single-percentage gels

Final gel concentration
5% 7.5% 10% 12.5% 15%
Monomer stock solution 16.7 ml 25 ml 33.3 ml 41.7 ml 50 ml
4X Resolving gel buffer 25 ml 25 ml 25 ml 25 ml 25 ml
10% SDS 1 ml 1 ml 1 ml 1 ml 1 ml
H2O 56.8 ml 48.5 ml 40.2 ml 31.8 ml 23.5 ml
10% Ammonium persulfate 500 ml 500 ml 500 ml 500 ml 500 ml
TEMED 33 ml 33 ml 33 ml 33 ml 33 ml
Total volume 100 ml 100 ml 100 ml 100 ml 100 ml
If the gel will be subsequently stained using an ammoniacal silver staining method, include sodium thiosulfate in the gel to reduce background levels of stain. Use 180 ml of 10% ammonium persulfate solution, 90 ml of 5% sodium thiosulfate, and 180 ml of TEMED per 100 ml of gel solution. Sodium thiosulfate slightly inhibits polymerization, thus the requirement for higher amounts of TEMED. Ammonium persulfate must be added to the gel solution first, followed by sodium thiosulfate, and TEMED last.
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