Proteomics: the industrialization of protein chemistry

Establishing a proteomics platform in the industrial setting initially requ ired implementation of a series of robotic systems to allow a high-throughp ut approach to analysis and identification of differences observed on 2-D e lectrophoresis gels. Now, a simpler alternative approach employing chromato graphy-based systems is emerging for identification of many components of c omplex mixtures, which can also provide quantitative comparisons through th e use of a new labeling methodology.