isoelectric focusing


isoelectric focusing

noun

Definition of ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING

: an electrophoretic technique for separating proteins by causing them to migrate under the influence of an electric field through a medium (as a gel) having a pH gradient to locations with pH values corresponding to their isoelectric points

First Known Use of ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING

1966

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