Standard abbreviations

A absorbance ACES 2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino] ethanesulfonic acid ACN acetonitrile amu atomic mass unit ANOVA analysis of variance APCI atmospheric pressure chemical ionization API atmospheric pressure ionization AUC area under curve BCIP 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate Bis N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide bp base pairs BSA bovine serum albumin %C cross-linking agent (g/100 mL)/%T CAPS 3-(cyclohexylamino)-1propanesulfonic acid CBB Coomassie Brilliant Blue CCD charge-coupled device CE capillary electrophoresis CEC capillary electrochromatography CFE continuous flow electrophoresis CHAPS 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethylamonio]-1-propanesulfonate CHCA -cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid CHES 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethane sulfonic acid CID collision-induced dissociation CIEF capillary isoelectric focusing CMC critical micelle concentration Con A Concanavalin A CNS central nervous system cpm counts per minute CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide CTL cytotoxic T lymphocyte CV coefficient of variation CZE capillary zone electrophoresis 1D one-dimensional 2D two-dimensional Da dalton (molecular mass) DAPI 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole 2DE two-dimensional gel electrophoresis DIGE fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis DHB dihydroxybenzoic acid DMEM Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium DMF N,N-dimethylformamide DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide DTT dithiothreitol ECD electron capture dissociation ECL enhanced chemiluminescence EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EEO electroendosmosis EGTA ethylene glycol-bis(-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid EKC electrokinetic chromatography ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay EOF electroosmotic flow ER endoplasmic reticulum ESI electrospray ionization EST expressed sequence tag eV electron volt FAB fast atomic bombardment FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorting