Coomassie-Brilliant Blue Staining of Polyacrylamide Gels

Over the past a series of staining procedures for proteins were published. Still, the most commonly used staining dye for proteins is Coomassie-Brilliant Blue. The major reasons are: Coomassie-Brilliant Blue staining is simple, fast and sensitive. As Coomassie-Brilliant Blue is almost insoluble in water a series of procedures including colloidal aqueous procedures were described.