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Chromium (III) enhanced the sensitivities of diamine silver staining of four proteins between 6- and 50-fold over that of the Coomassie Brilliant Blue (CBB)-chromium modified thiosulfate-silver staining method (Zhou et al. Biotechnology Letters, 2002, 24: 1561–1567). Using six dsDNA fragments, the detection limits of this new method was 10 to 30 pg per band, being 10- to 25-fold more sensitive than previous methods.
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Zhou, Zd., Liu, Wy. & Li, Mq. Chromium (III) enhanced diamine silver staining of proteins and DNA in gels. Biotechnology Letters 25, 1801–1804 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026280519327
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