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Am Mittwoch 06 Februar 2013 17:10:35 schrieb Yuri Pompeu:
> Dear All,
> I am trying to probe the existence of a disulfide bond on the surface of my
>  protein. I have attempted EllmanĀ“s and my results were not as clear as I
>  would have hoped for. I am not a sulfur/cysteine chemist and would
>  appreciate the advice on what experiments to try! Thanks a bunch
> YAP
> 

Hi, 
You might also try ABDF labeling of free cysteines. Separate the protein on a 
native gel and look which of your bands show fluorescence under UV. If you 
compare it to a protein with known free cysteines, you might also get an idea 
how much closed your disulfide bridge is actually.

Christian