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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2008 Oct 15;152(2):110–117. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.10.004

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Qualitative results showing the gel-stiffening ability of A. subfuscus glue proteins with or without the use of high salt concentrations to disrupt electrostatic interactions. All gels contained 0.4% agar and 10 mM Tris (pH 8). Samples either had sodium chloride (NaCl), glue extract (roughly 0.5 mg/mL total protein), or both. Note that samples containing the glue appear lighter because of pigment in the glue extract. Samples were mixed in a microcentrifuge tube then gently removed onto a Plexiglas sheet. Firm samples held the shape of the tube.