why-might-a-researcher-choose-to-use-salt-instead-of-soluble-ligands-for-eluting

Question

Why might a researcher choose to use salt instead of soluble ligands for eluting proteins in affinity chromatography?

Accepted Answer

Salt is less expensive and can be used when specificity is not a primary concern.

Answer

Salt is more specific in binding to target proteins.

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Salt increases the binding strength of proteins to ligands.

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Salt is more environmentally friendly than soluble ligands.