Measurement Method Ontology

Last uploaded: July 10, 2023
Preferred Name

western blot
Synonyms
Definitions

A multistep process in which a mixture of proteins is separated by gel electrophoresis, that is, separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium, followed by transfer to a membrane, usually composed of nitrocellulose, nylon or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and detection of specific proteins by binding of tagged or labelled antibodies. term merged into 'western blot assay' (MMO:0000669)

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MMO_0000338

Obsolete

true

comment

term merged into 'western blot assay' (MMO:0000669)

created_by

JSmith

creation_date

2013-02-13T17:47:29Z

definition

A multistep process in which a mixture of proteins is separated by gel electrophoresis, that is, separation of ionic solutes based on differences in rate of migration in an applied electric field using a semisolid colloid such as agarose or acrylamide as the support medium, followed by transfer to a membrane, usually composed of nitrocellulose, nylon or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and detection of specific proteins by binding of tagged or labelled antibodies.

deprecated

true

has_obo_namespace

measurement_method_ontology

IAO_0000231

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000227

IAO_0100001

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MMO_0000669

id

MMO:0000338

label

western blot

notation

MMO:0000338

prefLabel

western blot

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