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Phosphocholines, or Fos-cholines, are a novel class of detergents that is well suited for the solubilization, stabilization, and purification of membrane proteins. For screening of the best-suited detergent for a given application, we offer Fos-cholines with chain lengths from C-9 to C-16.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

Phosphocholines, or Fos-cholines, are a novel class of detergents that is well suited for the solubilization, stabilization, and purification of membrane proteins. For screening of the best-suited detergent for a given application, we offer Fos-cholines with chain lengths from C-9 to C-16.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

Octylglucopyranoside are well suited for the solubilization, stabilization, and purification of membrane proteins. For screening of the best-suited detergent for a given application, we offer glucosides with chain lengths from C-8 to C-10, as well as octylthioglucoside.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

Decylmaltoside are well suited for the solubilization, stabilization, and purification of membrane proteins. For screening of the best-suited detergent for a given application, we offer maltosides with chain lengths from C-9 to C-13.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

Mild, non-ionic detergents such as Dodecylmaltoside are well suited for the solubilization, stabilization, and purification of membrane proteins. For screening of the best-suited detergent for a given application, we offer maltosides with chain lengths from C-9 to C-13.

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DIBMA stands for diisobutylene maleic acid copolymer, and is an extensively researched polymer. The fundamental properties of DIBMA include the absence of light absorption at a wavelength >250 nm, a crucial factor for protein detection via absorbance, and a high resistance to divalent cations.

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With diisobutylene-maleic acid (DIBMA), you can directly extract membrane proteins from cells without an intermediate step of detergent solubilization, like with SDS, which would usually interfere with the protein's function. Another advantage of DIBMA as a tool for protein solubilization is the lack of an absorbance maxima at 280 nm. In comparison to SMAs, this would usually interfere with protein quantification, as aromatic amino acids absorb at the same spectrum. PureCube DIBMA is lyophilized from two different buffer solutions (HEPES or TRIS) to ensure a stable pH of 7.5, which is ideal for most protein solubilizations. A good publication to read even more details about DIBMA is Oluwole et al. 2017.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

DIBMA stands for diisobutylene maleic acid copolymer, and is an extensively researched polymer. The fundamental properties of DIBMA include the absence of light absorption at a wavelength >250 nm, a crucial factor for protein detection via absorbance, and a high resistance to divalent cations.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

DIBMA stands for diisobutylene maleic acid copolymer, and is an extensively researched polymer. The fundamental properties of DIBMA include the absence of light absorption at a wavelength >250 nm, a crucial factor for protein detection via absorbance, and a high resistance to divalent cations.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

With diisobutylene-maleic acid (DIBMA), you can directly extract membrane proteins from cells without an intermediate step of detergent solubilization, like with SDS, which would usually interfere with the protein's function. Another advantage of DIBMA as a tool for protein solubilization is the lack of an absorbance maxima at 280 nm. In comparison to SMAs, this would usually interfere with protein quantification, as aromatic amino acids absorb at the same spectrum.

Supplier: Cube Biotech

AASTYs (Acrylic acid-co-styrenes) - like AASTY 6-55 - are highly-alternating copolymers, well-suited for generating native lipid nanodiscs. They are a 2022 novel developed series for membrane protein solubilization & stabilization. AASTY 6-55 gets its name from its molecular weight and Acrylic Acid : Styrene Ratio. These varying ratios of acrylic acid to styrene contribute to the hydrophilic properties of our AASTYs. In general, lighter AASTYs, like 6-55 tend to be more aggressive, while heavier AASTYs, such as 11-45 show higher thermodynamic stability.

The exact composition of AASTY copolymers shows different extraction efficiency, depending on the lipid composition of the lipid bilayers being formulated into nanodiscs. As AASTY is made by controlled radical polymerization techniques, the dispersity of polymer molecular weight distribution is low, and the molecular weights are controlled. This means that excess AASTY copolymer can be removed by dialysis after nanodisc formation. Based on previous findings on SMA, it is the expectation that AASTY of different molecular weights will display different rates of nanodisc formation, extraction efficacy, and stability of resulting nanodiscs.

Every membrane protein solubilization needs to undergo a screening process before. The characteristic phospholipid environment surrounding the different membrane proteins in question performs differently well with each polymer. To support you in this process, we offer a handy Screening Kit for AASTYs to test them all. Additionally, we recommend the two following publications if you would like to get further information: Smith et al. 2020 & Timcenko et al. 2022

Supplier: Cube Biotech

AASTYs (Acrylic acid-co-styrenes) - like AASTY 11-55 - are highly alternating copolymers, well-suited for generating native lipid nanodiscs. They are a 2022 novel developed series for membrane protein solubilization & stabilization. AASTY 11-55 is named from its molecular weight and Acrylic Acid : Styrene Ratio. These varying ratios of acrylic acid to styrene contribute to the hydrophilic properties of our AASTYs. In general lighter AASTYs, like 6-45 tend to be more aggressive, while heavier AASTYs, such as 11-55 show higher thermodynamic stability.

The exact composition of AASTY copolymers shows different extraction efficiencies, depending on the lipid composition of the lipid bilayers being formulated into nanodiscs. As AASTY is made by controlled radical polymerization techniques, the dispersity of polymer molecular weight distribution is low, and the molecular weights are controlled. This means that excess AASTY copolymer can be removed by dialysis after nanodisc formation. Based on previous findings on SMA, it is the expectation that AASTY of different molecular weights will display different rates of nanodisc formation, extraction efficacy, and stability of resulting nanodiscs.

Every membrane protein solubilization needs to undergo a screening process before. The characteristic phospholipid environment surrounding the different membrane proteins in question performs differently well with each polymer. To support you in this process we offer a handy Screening Kit for AASTYs to test them all. Additionally, we recommend the two following publications if you would like to get further information: Smith et al. 2020 & Timcenko et al. 2022

Supplier: Cube Biotech

Membrane proteins and their composition are as versatile as the whole cell membrane itself. For this reason, it is impossible to predict with 100% accuracy which SMALP product is best suited for the solubilization and subsequent preparation of your membrane protein of interest. We offer this SMALP Screening Kit that consists of our four individual SMAs. This way, you can conveniently screen for the best SMA for your protein before scaling up your assay. In case you would like to extend your polymer screening beyond the reaches of SMA, we offer our Synthetic Nanodisc Screening Kit, which covers both SMA and DIBMA.

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Each membrane protein has its native lipid environment. Therefore, each lipid environment is unique to each membrane protein. Moreover, it is this lipid environment that synthetic polymers like AASTYs interact with. Therefore, one needs a broader selection of polymers since there is not one AASTY that fits each phospholipid composition. To address this question, AASTYs come in three different ratios of acrylic acid to styrene. The ratios differ in hydrophilic property of AASTY, which results in different affinities to varying membrane lipid compositions. The second feature to screen for when it comes to AASTY is the size of the resulting nanodiscs. One of AASTY's most excellent features, compared to SMA or DIBMA, is that its nanodiscs are pretty uniform in size. Therefore, the correct fitting nanodisc size must be determined before.

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The Ultrasolute family evolved from the first amphipol A8-35 is used for highly efficient solubilization and stabilization of membrane proteins without the use of detergents while preserving their activity. They demonstrate tolerance to moderate concentrations of divalent cations and exhibit no absorption at wavelengths >250 nm.

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PolyHunter agarose was developed for the depletion of synthetic polymers used in solubilization steps.