Capillary Electrophoresis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004090

1. An electrophoresis procedure, in which a sample is introduced into a capillary tube and the components are separated by the application of high voltage. Due to the large surface to volume ratio, cooling is more efficient, allowing use of higher voltages. As a result, separation occurs more quickly and sensitivity is increased. The technique allows for separation of proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates.

2. A highly-sensitive (in the picomolar range, which is 10,000-fold more sensitive than conventional electrophoresis) and efficient technique that allows separation of proteins; nucleic acids; and carbohydrates. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-004090
Field	Environment
Abbreviation	CE
References	National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Record as JSON

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