Capillary Gel Electrophoresis of Proteins: Historical overview and recent advances

Abstract

This review summarizes the fundamental principles, basic methodologies, strength and weaknesses of capillary gel electrophoresis of proteins by providing both a short historical overview and highlighting new developments and applications in biopharmaceutical, biomedical as well as food and agriculture fields. The subsets of the method including native capillary gel electrophoresis, SDS capillary gel electrophoresis, capillary gel isoelectric focusing, capillary gel isotachophoresis and capillary affinity gel electrophoresis of proteins are all critically reviewed. Relevant protein labeling techniques are also addressed.