7
Troubleshooting
Remedies
Possible causes
Problems
•
Add some running buffer to
each tank of Amersham ECL
Gel Box
•
Ensure that the tape is
removed from the gel
cassette
•
Ensure that the lid is in place
Interrupted circuit
Low or no current
during the run
•
Load the appropriate
amount of protein
•
Centrifuge the samples
•
Change the pH of the sample
buffer
•
Heat the sample together
with SDS
•
Decrease the salt
concentration of the sample
solution using dialysis or gel
filtration
•
Sample overload
•
Poorly soluble or weakly
charged particles (such as
carbohydrates in sample)
•
High salt concentration in the
sample
•
Contaminants such as
membranes or DNA
complexes in the sample
Streaking of
proteins
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