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How: 

1. measure total protein before refolding (eg by absorbance at 280)
2. Purify refolded fraction by gel filtration in FPLC
3. measure total protein after refolding 
4. calculate efficiency ...

Why?

I don't see the reason to know the efficiency. If after refolding I would get enough in a defined molecular species,
soluble in a non-denaturing buffer, I would be happy. 'Enough' depends on what you want to do with it.
Some refolding protocols have efficiencies of just 2-5%, but this is enough ...

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On Feb 10, 2011, at 10:45, megha goyal wrote:

Hello,
 
Can anyone let me know how to calculate solubilisation and refolding efficiency. We perform solubilisation and then refolding and check by HPLC if refolding is completed or not [single peak on HPLC]. how do i determine % efficiency of refolding. kindly guide me.
 
regards,
 
 
megha

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