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Table 1 Set up of the Taguchi optimisation experiment presented in Figure 2 with total number of spots detected in each gel.

From: Optimisation of the two-dimensional gel electrophoresis protocol using the Taguchi approach

Buffer*

Ampholytes(%)

CHAPS(%)

ASB14(%)

DTT(mM)

Spot number**

1

0.5

0.5

0.4

20

361

2

0.5

1.0

0.8

40

339

3

0.5

2.0

1.6

80

339

4

1.0

0.5

0.8

80

296

5

1.0

1.0

1.6

20

351

6

1.0

2.0

0.4

40

355

7

2.0

0.5

1.6

40

319

8

2.0

1.0

0.4

80

327

9

2.0

2.0

0.8

20

299

  1. * – all buffers contained 7 M urea, 2 M thiourea, 10 mM Tris
  2. ** – number of spots detected, using Phoretix 2D Pro imaging software