AC alternating current DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide ACE affinity capillary electrophoresis DOC sodium deoxycholate ACES 2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]ethane- DP degree of polymerization sulfonic acid dsDNA double-stranded DNA ACN acetonitrile DTE dithioerythritol AIBN 2,2-azo-bis(isobutyronitrile) DTT dithiothreitol ANOVA analysis of variance ECL enhanced chemiluminescence API atmospheric pressure ionization EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid BGE background electrolyte EGTA ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl- Bis N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide ether)-N,N,N',N'- tetraacetic acid bp base pair EKC electrokinetic chromatography BSA bovine serum albumin ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay CAE capillary array electrophoresis EMMA in-capillary electrophoretically CAPS 3-(cyclohexylamino)-1-propane- mediated microanalysis sulfonic acid EOF electroosmotic flow CBB Coomassie Brilliant Blue ESI electrospray ionization CCD charge-coupled device EST expressed sequence tag CD cyclodextrin FAB fast atomic bombardment C4D capacitively coupled contactless FIGE field inversion gel electrophoresis conductivity detection FITC fluorescein isothiocyanate CE capillary electrophoresis FMOC 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl CEC capillary electrochromatography FTIR Fourier transform infrared CGE capillary gel electrophoresis FWHM full width at half maximum CHAPS 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylamm GC gas chromatography onio]-1-propanesulfonate GRAVY grand average of hydropathy CHES 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic HEPES N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine- 2'- acid (2-ethanesulfonic acid) CHO Chinese hamster ovary HILIC hydrophilic interaction chromato- CID collision-induced dissociation graphy CIEF capillary isoelectric focusing HPLC high-performance liquid chromato- CMC critical micelle concentration graphy CTAB cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide HSA human serum albumin CV coefficient of variation HVR hypervariable region CZE capillary zone electrophoresis ICAT isotope-coded affinity tag 1D one-dimensional ICP inductively coupled plasma 2D two-dimensional id inside diameter DAD diode array detector IEC ion exchange chromatography DC direct current IEF isoelectric focusing 2DE two-dimensional gel electrophoresis Ig immunoglobulin DEP dielectrophoresis IPG immobilized pH gradient DI deionized IT ion trap DIGE difference gel electrophoresis ITP isotachophoresis DMEM Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium LC liquid chromatography DMF N,N-dimethylformamide LED light-emitting diode www.electrophoresis-journal.com Manuscript submission: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/elpho/ Contact the Editorial Office at: [email protected] LIF laser-induced fluorescence PTH phenylthiohydantoin LOD limit of detection PTM post-translational modification LOQ limit of quantitation PVA poly(vinyl alcohol) mAb monoclonal antibody PVDF poly(vinylidene difluoride) MALDI matrix-assisted laser desorption/ PVP poly(vinylpyrrolidone) ionization QTOF quadruple time of flight ME microchip electrophoresis RAPD randomly amplified polymorphic DNA MEEKC microemulsion electrophoresis RFLP restriction fragment length chromatography polymorphism MEKC micellar electrokinetic chromato- RIA radioimmunoassay graphy RP reversed phase MES 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid RSD relative standard deviation MOPS 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid SEC size exclusion chromatography Mr relative molecular mass (dimension- SD standard deviation less) SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate MS mass spectrometry SELDI surface-enhanced laser desorption/ MS/MS tandem mass spectrometry ionization μTAS micro-total analysis system SEM scanning electron microscopy m/z mass to charge ration S.E.M. standard error of the mean NACE nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis SIM selected ion monitoring NC nitrocellulose S/N signal-to-noise ratio NEPHGE nonequilibrium pH gradient electro- SNP single nucleotide polymorphism phoresis SPE solid-phase extraction NMR nuclear magnetic resonance SSCP single-strand conformation od outside diameter polymorphism OD optical density ssDNA single-stranded DNA ODS octadecyl silica STR short tandem repeat ORF open reading frame TAPS N-tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-3- PAD pulsed amperometric detection aminopropanesulfonic acid PAGE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis TBE Tris-borate-EDTA PAH polyaromatic hydrocarbon TBS Tris-buffered saline PBS phosphate-buffered saline TCA trichloroacetic acid PCR polymerase chain reaction TEMED N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylene- PDMS poly(dimethylsiloxane) diamine PEG polyethylene glycol TFA trifluoroacetic acid PFGE pulsed-field gel electrophoresis TGGE temperature gradient gel electro- pI isoelectric point phoresis PMF peptide mass fingerprinting THF tetrahydrofuran PMMA poly(methylmethacrylate) TLC thin-layer chromatography PMSF phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride TOF time of flight PMT Photomultiplier tube Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane PSD post-source decay VNTR variable number of tandem repeats PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene

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