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The term "salting out" refers to a phenomenon whereby a highly soluble salt is added to...

The term "salting out" refers to a phenomenon whereby a highly soluble salt is added to a protein solution to _________(increase/decrease) the solubility of the protein. This change in protein solubility can be exploited by the use of _________(dialysis/gel electrophoresis/centrifugation/NMR) to concentrate and purify the protein.

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Salting out means to add some salt to decrease the solubility of a protein. And the precipitate formed can be removed by centrifugation.

The term "salting out" refers to a phenomenon whereby a highly soluble salt is added to a protein solution to decrease (increase/decrease) the solubility of the protein. This change in protein solubility can be exploited by the use of centrifugation (dialysis/gel electrophoresis/centrifugation/NMR) to concentrate and purify the protein.

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