“…SOD1 was chelated with ETDA to give apo-SOD1, which was treated with ZnCl 2 or CuSO 4 (Wako Pure Chemical Industries) to produce Zn-SOD1 or Cu-SOD1, as reported previously. 23 We measured each protein concentration using a protein assay kit (BCA Protein Assay Kit, Pierce, Rockland, IL, USA) and 12.5 mg of each protein was applied to the gel. Proteins containing SOD1, which was detected using an anti-SOD1 antibody (sc-11407, FL-154, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Texas, USA), from rat liver (LEC rat and F344, Charles River Laboratories Japan, Inc., Kanagawa, Japan) 24 were prepared using gel filtration and a highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column (7.5 Â 600 mm, with a 7.5 Â 75 mm guard column; Tsk gel G3000SW, Tosoh, Tokyo, Japan) by eluting with 10 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM Na 2 SO 4 (pH 7.0; 25 1C), at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min À1 , with in-line detection.…”