Introduction

Analysis
PEPperCHIP® Peptide Microarray analysis is straightforward and can be done in your own lab or by PEPperPRINT experts within a PEPperMAP® Service Offer. Further information about lab requirements for peptide microarray analysis can be found here.

Timeline
From peptide array design to production and quality control, it takes about 3 weeks.

Advantages
 Highest spot densities and numbers of peptides per chip
 Widely unlimited peptide content flexibility
 Adjustment of peptide microarray layouts according to your specifications
 Cost-effective solutions without excessive and expensive peptide pre-synthesis
 Multiple peptide array copies per chip for one-by-one assays
 Outstanding signal-to-noise ratios due to custom slide coatings
 Straighforward handling and analysis
 Comprehensive support before, during and after purchase

Description

Specifications :

From single antigens translated into overlapping peptides to whole virus proteomes – PEPperCHIP® Custom Peptide Microarrays can be fully tailored in a uniquely cost-effective manner.

Peptide Synthesis: On-chip using Fmoc chemistry and routine double coupling steps
Microarray Format: Standard slide format (3” x 1”, 75.4 mm x 25.0 mm x 1.0 mm)
Number of Peptides: From 130 to 5,500 peptides printed in duplicate
Arrays Copies per Chip: From single arrays to 16 arrays per chip depending on the number of peptides
Array Content: Custom protein-derived overlapping peptides, peptide collections, substitution scans etc.
Available Amino Acids: L- and D-amino acids, citrulline and other amino acids on request
Peptide Length: Routine synthesis of up to 15mer peptides, longer peptides on request
Control Peptides: HA (YPYDVPDYAG) and polio (KEVPALTAVETGAT) epitopes, other controls on request

Input Data & Sample Material :

10-20 µl serum/plasma or 10-20 µg purified antibody
Protein sequences (e.g. FASTA format or UniProt ID) or peptide collections (Excel, Word or text files)

Further Information :

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