Al-Rawi, Nada and Kavanagh, Kevin (1998) A rapid method for the extraction of whole cell proteins from Candida species. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 34 (2). pp. 107-112. ISSN 0167-7012

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Abstract

A rapid method for the extraction of whole cell proteins from yeasts of the genus Candida has been developed. Stationary phase cells (109) were harvested, washed with phosphate-buffered saline and resuspended in 200 μl of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) sample buffer. The cell suspension was boiled for 20 min and 20 μl were applied directly to a 12.5% polyacrylamide gel. Electrophoresis was performed for 18 h at 75 V, after which time, staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R 250 revealed the presence of approximately 30 distinct bands, depending upon the species. This method of extracting whole cell proteins is rapid, easy to perform and has been used with a range of Candida species (viz. C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. pseudotropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. lusitaniae, C. krusei and C. glabrata) obtained from both laboratory stocks and clinical samples. It enables the differentiation of a large number of Candida species based upon the protein banding pattern(s) obtained after SDS–polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analysis.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Candida; SDS–PAGE; Whole cell protein;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	7606
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00079-7
Depositing User:	Dr. Kevin Kavanagh
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2016 16:30
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Microbiological Methods
Publisher:	Elsevier B.V.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://www.sciencedirect.com
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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