Sensitivity and Protein-to-Protein Consistency of Flamingo™ Fluorescent Gel Stain Compared to Other Fluorescent Stains

Fluorescent stains are commonly used for detection and quantitation of separated protein. The study described in this poster compares the performance of four commercial staining products: Flamingo fluorescent gel stain (Bio-Rad Laboratories), SYPRO Ruby protein gel stain (Invitrogen Corp., also distributed by Bio-Rad Laboratories), Deep Purple total protein stain (GE Healthcare), and Krypton protein stain (Pierce Biotechnology). The limit of sensitivity for each stain is determined using visible-light laser imaging and UV transillumination.