Quantitative Electrophoresis of Serum Proteins on Paper

1. A procedure for paper electrophoresis has been described which gives highly reproducible protein patterns with good resolution and freedom from distortions. 2. Densitometry of protein bands on paper stained with bromphenol blue or Amidoschwarz 10B reveals that the logarithm of protein concentration is proportional to optical density and that Beer's law does not apply. Electrophoretic patterns of normal human serum evaluated in this manner give values in close agreement with those obtained by moving-boundary electrophoresis. 3. Confidence limits were determined for both methods.